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Complications of Liver Cirrhosis

, 2019
Liver cirrhosis is the end stage in a spectrum of progressive hepatic fibrosis. It may influence liver function and leads to portal hypertension. In compensated liver cirrhosis, liver function is still reasonably maintained, and no major complications have become manifest.
Holvast, A., Verkade, H. J.
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Prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients with liver cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE, 2017
Background Sarcopenia is a common syndrome in chronic diseases such as liver cirrhosis. The association between sarcopenia and outcomes, such as complications and survival has recently been described in various patient groups.
Gaeun Kim, S. Kang, M. Kim, S. Baik
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Therapeutic effects of serum extracellular vesicles in liver fibrosis

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2018
The lack of approved therapies for hepatic fibrosis seriously limits medical management of patients with chronic liver disease. Since extracellular vesicles (EVs) function as conduits for intercellular molecular transfer, we investigated if EVs from ...
Li Chen, Ruju Chen, Sherri Kemper, Min Cong, Hong You, David R. Brigstock   +5 more
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Hepatitis C virus related cirrhosis decreased as indication to liver transplantation since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals: A single-center study [PDF]

, 2018
AIM: To evaluate waiting list (WL) registration and liver transplantation (LT) rates in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs).
Angeli, Paolo, Burra, Patrizia, Cillo, Umberto, Ferrarese, Alberto, Gambato, Martina, Germani, Giacomo, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Senzolo, Marco, Shalaby, Sarah, Zanetto, Alberto, Zanus, Giacomo   +10 more
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Immune Dysfunction and Albumin-Related Immunity in Liver Cirrhosis

Mediators of Inflammation, 2019
Liver cirrhosis yearly causes 1.2 million deaths worldwide, ranking as the 10th leading cause of death in the most developed countries. High susceptibility to infections along with a significant risk for infection-related mortality justifies the ...
B. Wilde, A. Katsounas
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Transcriptome Analysis Revealed a Highly Connected Gene Module Associated With Cirrhosis to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development

Frontiers in Genetics, 2019
IntroductionCirrhosis is one of the most important risk factors for development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recent studies have shown that removal or well control of the underlying cause could reduce but not eliminate the risk of HCC.
Shan Shan, Shan Shan, Shan Shan, Wei Chen, Wei Chen, Ji-dong Jia, Ji-dong Jia, Ji-dong Jia   +7 more
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A Nomogram for Predicting Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Analysis [PDF]

, 2022
Wensheng Wang, Zhiyong Mu, Guang-xi Zhu, Tao Wang, Shujie Lai, Yan Guo, Xinru Yin, Liangzhi Wen, Dongfeng Chen   +8 more
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Serial Liver Stiffness Measurement and Serum Biomarkers Are Not Strong Predictors of the Regression of Fibrosis among Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Receiving Antiviral Therapy Based on Triple Liver Biopsies

Gut and Liver
Background/Aims: Noninvasive indexes can be used to diagnose and stage liver fibrosis caused by chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We aimed to evaluate whether changes in the liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and serum biomarkers can predict liver fibrosis ...
Jiayi Zhang, Shuyan Chen, Jialing Zhou, Bingqiong Wang, Xiaoning Wu, Xiaoqian Xu, Xinyu Zhao, Yuanyuan Kong, Xiaojuan Ou, Yameng Sun, Hong You   +10 more
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Transient portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis

BMC Medicine, 2018
In real-world clinical practice, the acceptance of anticoagulation therapy in the management of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with cirrhosis is limited by the fear of an increased bleeding risk.
Xingshun Qi, Xiaozhong Guo, Eric M. Yoshida, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Valerio De Stefano, Frank Tacke, Andrea Mancuso, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Sien-Sing Yang, Rolf Teschke, Ankur Arora, Dominique-Charles Valla   +11 more
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Sarcopenia from mechanism to diagnosis and treatment in liver disease [PDF]

, 2016
Sarcopenia or loss of skeletal muscle mass is the major component of malnutrition and is a frequent complication in cirrhosis that adversely affects clinical outcomes.
Dasarathy, Srinivasan, MERLI, Manuela
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