Liver Disease
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TEG-guided topped conventional transfusion in cirrhotic patients with variceal bleeding
With TEG, only four (13.3%) patients received transfusions, compared with every patient in the conventional transfusion group (P less...
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Physical activity linked to less cirrhosis-related mortality
SAN DIEGO – Adults in the highest quintile of physical activity had a 73% lower risk for cirrhosis-related death than did those in the lowest...
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Study finds link between intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and risk of NAFLD
Finding suggests that ICP patients should be seen by a liver specialist because they may go on to develop chronic liver disease.
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Type 2 diabetes remission: Reducing excess fat in the liver might be the key
LOS ANGELES – ...
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Survey: Palliative care blocked by many barriers in end-stage liver disease
Formal palliative care training was lacking among the physicians surveyed.
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Ribavirin boosts HCV genotype 3 eradication in compensated cirrhotic patients
VIENNA – Data from more than 14,000 English patients showed incremental benefit from ribavirin when treating hepatitis C genotype 3 virus.
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Tailoring the Mediterranean diet for NAFLD
Keys to success included providing recipes and meal planners, education on how lifestyle and diet contribute to NAFLD, and offering care in person...
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Fecal microbiota transplant shows promise for hepatic encephalopathy
VIENNA – Fecal microbiota transplant was safe and suggested efficacy for hepatic encephalopathy patients in a phase 1 study.
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VIDEO: Givosiran cuts acute intermittent porphyria attacks in pivotal trial
Despite a modest number of severe adverse effects givosiran seems headed to be the first FDA-approved agent for acute hepatic porphyria.
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Tenofovir disoproxil treated HBV with fewer future HCCs
VIENNA - Chronic hepatitis B virus-infected patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate developed significantly fewer hepatocellular...