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Background and Aims: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is an acute deterioration of chronic liver disease with high short-term mortality. The inclusion or exclusion of previously decompensated cirrhosis (DC) in the diagnostic criteria of ACLF defined
Manman Xu +21 more
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ObjectiveThe use of psoas muscle index (PMI) in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) has not been reported, and the aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of PMI for the prognosis of patients with ACLF.MethodsIn this study, male ACLF ...
Manman Xu +13 more
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Background Patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV–ACLF) have a high 90-day mortality rate, so early prognostic evaluation is important.
Jian Zhang +3 more
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Context Kuhuang (KH) injection is a widely used anticholestatic drug in the clinic and the mechanisms are still unclear.Objective This study uses a new 3D tissue-engineered (TE) liver platform to study the ability of kuhuang to ameliorate liver injury ...
Qiao Wu +3 more
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Study on the Relationship between the Levels of Trace Elements and Vitamins in Peripheral Blood of Patients with End-stage Liver Disease and the Etiology and Severity of Disease [PDF]
Background Patients with end-stage liver disease such as liver cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) often have abnormal intake or absorption of trace elements and vitamins, but the relevant tests have not been popularized in clinic, the ...
Ming KONG, Manman XU, Yu CHEN
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Gender differences in demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with HBV-related liver diseases in China [PDF]
Background The gender differences in demographic and clinical characteristics were examined in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases. Methods Overall, 634 patients (44.7 ± 13.8 years) were consecutively included.
Mei Liu +7 more
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IntroductionExtracellular vesicles (EVs) carrying functional cargoes are emerging as biomarkers and treatment strategies in multiple liver diseases. Nevertheless, the potential of EVs in liver failure remains indistinct.
Wang Lu +9 more
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BackgroundSerum sphingolipids are widely involved in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated the serum sphingolipid profile in patients with HCC or cirrhosis and explored the potential diagnostic efficiency of serum ...
Yingying Jiang +23 more
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Artificial liver support systems [PDF]
AbstractArtificial liver systems are used to bridge between transplantation or to allow a patient's liver to recover. They are used in patients with acute liver failure (ALF) and acute‐on‐chronic liver failure. There are five artificial systems currently in use: molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS), single‐pass albumin dialysis (SPAD ...
Radhika Tandon, Saied Froghi
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Sarcopenia is a well-recognized factor affecting the prognosis of chronic liver disease, but its impact on acute decompensation underlying chronic liver disease is unknown. This study evaluated the impact of sarcopenia on short-term mortality in patients
Tongzeng Li +5 more
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