Treatment Goals for Primary Biliary Cholangitis, an Australian Perspective
ABSTRACT Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease that targets the small intrahepatic bile ducts with diagnosis based on elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels and the presence of anti‐mitochondrial antibodies. Untreated, it may run a progressive course to cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation, at which point liver ...
Simone I. Strasser +6 more
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ABSTRACT As little is known about the disease burden of chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection, this study examined health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and fatigue at different disease stages. This was a real‐world quantitative cross‐sectional survey of patients in Germany, Italy, Spain and the USA.
P. Lampertico +11 more
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ABSTRACT Background & Aims Prognostic non‐invasive tests for liver‐related events in compensated cirrhosis are needed. Endotrophin, a fragment of type VI alpha 3 collagen involved in fibrosis and inflammation, has been associated with adverse outcomes in several chronic diseases.
Thomas Wiggers +7 more
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On the History of Hepatic Vein Catheterization
ABSTRACT Hepatic vein catheterization (HVC) in man was first performed 80 years ago in the wake of right‐sided heart catheterization. Several new methods, recognitions and concepts followed, especially the indirect Fick‐method for determination of splanchnic blood flow. Five years passed before pressure measurements were performed and routine HVCs were
Jens Henrik Henriksen +2 more
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Etiology-Specific Nomograms for Predicting First Variceal Bleeding in Decompensated HBV- and HCV-Related Cirrhosis. [PDF]
Du M +7 more
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Missed Opportunities in the Prevention of First Esophageal Variceal Bleeding: A Real-World Clinical Audit of Undiagnosed and Under-Treated Patients. [PDF]
Ketenci YB +5 more
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Pre-Emptive TIPS for Acute Variceal Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. [PDF]
Ismail WMIBW +14 more
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The magic of gravity in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Sir Isaac Newton would be proud!
Ian Mark Gralnek
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Splenic Artery Embolization, A Therapy that Can be Life-Saving for Small Bowel Variceal Bleeding. [PDF]
Radwan R +5 more
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Exceptionally prolonged retention of a silicone-covered esophageal stent before TIPS for refractory variceal bleeding: a case report. [PDF]
Peng X, Wang Y, Han J, Huang P.
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