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Stratifying Risk in the Prevention of Recurrent Variceal Hemorrhage: Results of an Individual Patient Meta-Analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Endoscopic variceal ligation plus beta-blockers (EVL+BB) is currently recommended for variceal rebleeding prophylaxis, a recommendation that extends to all patients with cirrhosis with previous variceal bleeding irrespective of prognostic stage ...
Garcia-Pagán, Juan-Carlos, Sarin, Shiv, Javier Zamora, Joaquin De‐la‐Peña, Martinez, J, Juan G. Abraldes, Albillos, A, Sharma, B, Albillos, Agustín, Javier Martínez, Jaime Bosch, Garcia-Tsao, Guadalupe, Barjesh Sharma, Sarin, S, Gin‐Ho Lo, Garcia-Pagan, J-C, Cooperation, B, David Arroyo, Arroyo, David, Abraldes, Juan G, Shiv Sarin, Arroyo, D, Zamora, Javier, Guadalupe Garcia‐Tsao, Sharma, Barjesh, Agustín Albillos, Juan‐Carlos Garcia‐Pagán, Lo, Gin-Ho, De-la-Peña, Joaquin, Bosch, J, Martínez, Javier, Lo, G-H, null null, Ahmad, I, Garcia-Tsao, G, Bosch, Jaime, Zamora, J, Irfan Ahmad, Abraldes, JG, De-la-Pena, J, Ahmad, Irfan   +40 more
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Evaluation of the MELNa AGIB Scale to Predict Mortality in Patients with Cirrhosis and Variceal Hemorrhage.

Annals of Hepatology
Introduction and Objectives: Patients with decompensated cirrhosis are at risk of variceal hemorrhage, which increases the risk of mortality. Validated scales exist to assess this risk, but there is currently no scale that evaluates the risk of variceal ...
Miguel Y. Carmona-Castillo, María F. Higuera-de la Tijera, Sandra Teutli-Carrion, Ernesto J. Medina-Avalos, Claudia L. Dorantes-Nava, José L. Pérez-Hernández   +5 more
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A Prospective Study of the Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Compensated Cirrhotic Patients after the First Variceal Bleeding [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Background and study aim: Current guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for all cirrhotic patients with variceal bleeding. However, the low infection rate in Child-A patients raises concerns about antibiotic overuse.
Haytham Mahrous, Ahmed Sharaf, Ahmed Mohammed, Elsayed Saad   +3 more
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Iodinated contrast media and cerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis [PDF]

, 2011
<p>Background and Purpose: Iodinated contrast is increasingly used in CT perfusion or angiographic examinations in acute stroke. Increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) complicating microcatheter contrast injections has recently been ...
McVerry, F., Tracey Baird, Teasdale, E., Niall J.J. MacDougall, Sally Baird, Evelyn Teasdale, Muir, K.W., MacDougall, N.J.J., Baird, S., Keith W. Muir, Baird, T., Ferghal McVerry   +11 more
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Treatment of Rare Gastric Variceal Bleeding in Acute Pancreatitis Using Embolization of the Splenic Artery Combined with Short Gastric Vein

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2012
In the acute stage of pancreatitis, sinistral portal hypertension is a rare reason for gastric variceal bleeding. Here we report a 20-year-old female patient with massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage 7 days after an episode of severe acute ...
Lixin Li, Xin Zhao
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Recurrent and De Novo Cirrhosis After Liver Transplantation

Portal Hypertension &Cirrhosis, EarlyView.
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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Treatment of Acute Hemorrhage from Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients.

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2019
Cirrhosis describes the end stages of chronic inflammation and progressive scarring of the liver and may lead to hepatocellular dysfunction and portal venous hypertension. Liver cirrhosis in itself is a major cause of mortality worldwide, accounting from
Judah Morgan, Eva Shagla, Ryan M. Kwok
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Prognostic significance of prior alcohol use disorder in patients with presumed metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease: A large multi‐center cohort study

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Alcohol use disorder (AUD) follows a chronic, relapsing course but is often overlooked when alcohol consumption is minimal at the time of evaluation. We aimed to assess the prognostic impact of a prior AUD diagnosis on liver‐related outcomes in patients with presumed metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (
Butros Fakhoury, Jinye Liu, Vinay Jahagirdar, Kaanthi Rama, Gerald Scott Winder, Luis Antonio Díaz, Juan Pablo Arab   +6 more
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Clinical implications of Paracoccus yeeii bacteremia in a patient with decompensated cirrhosis

IDCases, 2017
Infections in patients with cirrhosis are common among those who develop variceal hemorrhage. Prophylactic antimicrobial treatment with third generation cephalosporins is recommended in patients with advanced cirrhosis and gastrointestinal hemorrhage ...
Jordan Sack, David R. Peaper, Pramod Mistry, Maricar Malinis   +3 more
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Long‐Term Safety and Efficacy of Obeticholic Acid in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Final Results of the POISE Long‐Term Safety Extension

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In the POISE open‐label extension, patients with primary biliary cholangitis with inadequate response or intolerance to ursodeoxycholic acid received long‐term obeticholic acid (OCA) treatment. Findings demonstrated a safety profile consistent with the known characteristics of OCA, with no unexpected safety signals, while supporting sustained efficacy ...
Christopher L. Bowlus, Frederik Nevens, Kris V. Kowdley, Alan Bonder, Thomas Capozza, Jing Li, Radhika Nair, Michael Trauner, David E. Jones   +8 more
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