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In patients with atherothrombotic disease on antithrombotic therapy, P‐CABs demonstrated a significantly superior protective effect against clinically significant upper GI haemorrhage compared to PPIs (aHR 0.22; p = 0.016). This real‐world study highlights P‐CABs as a more potent gastroprotective strategy for high‐risk populations requiring intensive ...
Min Joo Yoon +6 more
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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 +5 more
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Treatment of Acute Hemorrhage from Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients.
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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ABSTRACT Objectives Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy with ligation (EISL) is a combined endoscopic treatment that involves endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) and endoscopic variceal ligation. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of conventional EIS and EISL in treating esophageal varices and the usefulness of EISL.
Keita Maki +6 more
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Clinical implications of Paracoccus yeeii bacteremia in a patient with decompensated cirrhosis
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 +3 more
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ABSTRACT Objective The safety of endoscopic thrombin injection (ETI) for treating the bleeding of gastric varix (GV) in patients with portal hypertension requires further evaluation. This meta‐analysis systematically reviews the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of ETI for GV bleeding.
Wen Xu +4 more
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Prevention and Management of Gastroesophageal Varices in Cirrhosis
Variceal hemorrhage is one of the major complications of liver cirrhosis associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Its management has evolved over the past decade and has substantially reduced the rate of first and recurrent bleeding while ...
Yen-I Chen, Peter Ghali
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the management of acute variceal hemorrhage.
International audienceAcute variceal hemorrhage, a life-threatening condition that requires a multidisciplinary approach for effective therapy, is defined as visible bleeding from an esophageal or gastric varix at the time of endoscopy, the presence of ...
Loffroy, Romaric +11 more
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Plug-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for the Treatment of Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (PARTO) to treat gastric variceal hemorrhage in patients with portal hypertension.
이도연 +6 more
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In a retrospective cohort of 1,624 adults with cirrhosis, sarcopenia was independently associated with unplanned hospitalization, death, and cirrhosis progression (or death) in patients with decompensated disease. In compensated cirrhosis, sarcopenia was associated only with a higher risk of unplanned hospitalization.
Puneeta Tandon +12 more
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