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Prevention and Management of Gastroesophageal Varices in Cirrhosis

International Journal of Hepatology, 2012
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
doaj   +1 more source

Review article: Immunosuppression in Decompensated Autoimmune Hepatitis Cirrhosis ‐ To Suppress or Not to Suppress?

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Individualized assessment identifies patients with decompensated autoimmune hepatitis cirrhosis who are likely to benefit from a time‐limited trial of immunosuppression versus those requiring immediate liver transplant evaluation. Early objective response monitoring (bilirubin, MELD‐Na and AST/ALT) guides continuation of immunosuppression, promotes ...
Pedro Robson Costa Passos, Valbert Oliveira Costa Filho, Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progression of Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Prospective Observational Study

, 2008
Preliminary evidence has shown that intracerebral hemorrhages, either spontaneous (sICH) or traumatic (tICH) often expand over time. An association between hemorrhage expansion and clinical outcomes has been described for sICH.
Servadei, Franco, Skolnick, Brett E., Narayan, Raj K, Tillinger, Michael N, Tillinger, Michael N., and The Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Study Group, Maas, Andrew I.R, McCarthy, Mary C., Narayan, Raj K., Maas, Andrew I. R., Marshall, Lawrence F., Marshall, Lawrence F, Skolnick, Brett E, Maas, Andrew I.R.   +13 more
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Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Multicentre National Study

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Summary of a multicentre TriNetX study evaluating outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with cirrhosis. Cirrhosis was associated with higher 1‐year gastrointestinal bleeding and mortality, especially with decompensated disease.
Dhir Gala, Sameer Rao, Manas Gunani, Kajol Shah, Anand V. Kulkarni, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Daniel Q. Huang, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Ahmed Al‐Khazraji, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Vivek Lingiah, Paul Gaglio, Nikki Duong, Christine Gerula   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review Article: Fibrosis Reversal in Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatohepatitis—The Promise of Emerging Therapeutics

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepatitis is the second commonest US indication for liver transplantation but remains largely undiagnosed and untreated. Fibrosis stage is the strongest predictor of major adverse liver outcomes, with decompensation rates and transplant‐free survival diverging sharply between F3 and F4, while cardiovascular ...
Malek Ayoub, Tsubasa Tsutsumi, Mary E. Rinella   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pruritus Is Frequent and Persistent and Impacts Quality of Life Among Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Among 200 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, 38% reported moderate to severe pruritus in the past 6 months. During 6 months of follow up, pruritus severity fluctuated significantly. Pruritus severity was linked to worse colitis activity and lower quality of life.
Richard Dean, Maryam Yazdanfar, Joseph Zepeda, Isha J. Patel, Cynthia Levy, Craig Lammert, Raghav Bordia, Duru Cosar, Katherine Specht, Daniel Pratt, Stuart C. Gordon, Lisa Forman, Fawzy Barry, Michael Li, Usha Gungabissoon, Megan M. McLaughlin, Christopher L. Bowlus   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid and Vitamin K Injection in Control of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Egyptian Cirrhotic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Background and study aims: Variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients is a fatal event with 15 – 20% fatality rate at 6-weeks. Immediate resuscitation, vasoactive drugs, proton pump inhibitors, antibiotics, and urgent endoscopic intervention are key ...
Rania Elkafoury, Nabila Elgazzar, Mennat-Allah Elsawaf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Baseline and Longitudinal Liver Stiffness Measurement Predict Outcomes in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Multicenter Study

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
We conducted a multicenter cohort study analyzed 454 Japanese PBC patients. Baseline LSM ≥ 8.0 kPa was independently associated with adverse outcomes. ΔLSM/year ≥ 2.1 kPa was independently associated with adverse outcomes. ABSTRACT Background & Aims Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE) is a ...
Yuki Yamashita, Takefumi Kimura, Kaede Fujita, Taiki Okumura, Takanobu Iwadare, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shun‐ichi Wakabayashi, Tomoo Yamazaki, Satoru Joshita, Takeji Umemura, Masanori Abe, Akinobu Takaki, Kazumichi Abe, Masaaki Takamura, Tadashi Namisaki, Yuki Kugiyama, Atsumasa Komori, Atsushi Tanaka   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variceal Hemorrhage

Gastroenterology, 1981
David Y. Graham, Lacey Smith
openaire   +3 more sources

Use of Octreotide in the Acute Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1997
Acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices is a medical emergency; despite early diagnosis and treatment the associated hospital mortality remains high.
Daniel C Sadowski
doaj   +1 more source