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Recurrent and De Novo Cirrhosis After Liver Transplantation
Schematic illustrating the development of cirrhosis after liver transplantation for cirrhosis. Following transplantation of a healthy donor graft, cirrhosis may develop either through recurrence of the original liver disease (recurrent cirrhosis) or through development of a different liver disease in the transplanted graft (de novo cirrhosis). ABSTRACT
Abhinav K. Rao, Don C. Rockey
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Course of Portal Hypertension and Its Prognostic Impact After Liver Transplantation
ABSTRACT Background While portal hypertension (PH) typically resolves after liver transplantation (LT), persistence of PH may affect post‐transplant outcomes. We assessed the evolution of PH after LT and its impact on adverse outcomes. Methods We recorded clinical, laboratory, and imaging parameters of LT recipients between 2016 and 2022 in Vienna and ...
Nina Dominik +20 more
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ABSTRACT Older patients receiving end‐of‐life palliative care often present with multiple geriatric syndromes, frailty, and comorbid symptom burden, resulting in a high risk of medication‐related harm. This guideline focuses on pharmacological management of distressing symptoms in older patients receiving end‐of‐life or hospice‐oriented palliative care,
Daiping Li +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background Ascites is a common and debilitating complication of decompensated cirrhosis that frequently requires therapeutic paracentesis (TP) for symptom relief. Limited outpatient procedural capacity may contribute to avoidable hospital readmissions. The use of registered nurses (RNs) to perform TP remains uncommon, with few models described
Molly McDonald +7 more
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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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Characteristics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presention with Variceal Bleeding
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma may present with variceal bleeding as the initial symptoms. The aims of this study is to investigate the characteristics of such patients .
黃冠棠;李宣書;楊培銘;陳定信 +1 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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Long-term outcome of percutaneous transhepatic venous embolization for ectopic peristomal variceal bleeding: A case report. [PDF]
Yuan J, Zhao T, Zeng H.
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