Study reports improvement in pediatric liver transplant outcomes over past decades
1. In approximately 14,000 pediatric patients across Europe who received a liver transplant between 1968-2017, the overall survival rate improved ...
Tag: cirrhosis
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The VALENCE trial: Sofosbuvir–ribavirin for hepatitis C [Classics Series]
This study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine's The Classics in Medicine: Summaries of the Landmark ...
LI-RADS outlines standards for liver imaging studies assessing HCC [Classics Series]
This study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine's The Classics in Medicine: Summaries of the Landmark ...
Uptake of hepatitis C treatment in people who inject drugs associated with decreased liver disease
1. Hepatitis C patients with undetectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA had reduced liver disease burden compared to those with ...
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Fazirsiran reduces Z-AAT protein production in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
1. Fazirsiran is associated with a signifcant reduction of Z-AAT protein concentration in the serum and liver of those with ...
Evaluation of early vs standard liver transplant for alcohol-associated liver disease
1. In a cohort of patients with alcoholic liver disease, adherence to a 6-month abstinence period prior to liver transplant ...
#VisualAbstract: Increased albumin infusions did not improve decompensated cirrhosis
1. Administration of human albumin solution was shown not to lead to any clinical improvement in patients hospitalized with cirrhosis. ...
Liver cirrhosis linked to increased risk of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke
1. In this retrospective cohort study of Medicare patients, history of liver cirrhosis was associated with increased risk of stroke ...
Obeticholic acid associated with improved PBC biomarker trends compared to ursodiol: The POISE trial
1. Obeticholic acid therapy in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) associated with significantly greater decreases in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ...
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Ceftriaxone vs. norfloxacin for prophylaxis in patients with cirrhosis and gastrointestinal bleeding [Classics Series]
1. In cirrhotic patients who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding, patients treated with ceftriaxone were significantly less likely to develop proved ...
