Search results for "Cirrhosis"
Cirrhosis associated with increased risk of stroke, study finds
Researchers performed a retrospective cohort study using a random 5% sample of more than 1.6 million inpatient and outpatient Medicare claims from Jan. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2014.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/23/2.htm
23 Jun 2017
Semaglutide showed some benefit in patients with NASH, liver fibrosis
Significantly more patients taking the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist had resolution of their nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) than those taking placebo, but rates of liver fibrosis improvement were similar between groups, an industry-funded trial found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/20/1.htm
20 Nov 2020
Beta-blocker choice may affect outcomes in cirrhosis and acute MI
Patients who took beta1-selective blockers had fewer major cardiac and cerebrovascular events within two years of an index myocardial infarction (MI) than those taking nonselective beta-blockers, a Taiwanese study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/28/7.htm
28 Sep 2018
Anticoagulants safe, effective in cirrhosis with portal vein thrombosis, review finds
Researchers analyzed eight studies with 353 patients to assess the effect of low-molecular-weight heparin or warfarin on recanalization, thrombosis progression, and bleeding.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/26/3.htm
26 May 2017
Risk of liver-related death linked to increased fibrosis stage in NAFLD
The systematic review and meta-analysis included five studies of 1,495 adult patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), encompassing 17,452 patient-years of follow-up.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/28/2.htm
28 Apr 2017
Spotlight on albumin in cirrhosis
An open-label randomized trial looked at long-term albumin administration in patients with decompensated disease, and another evaluated the use of IV albumin in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and hyponatremia at admission.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/22/5.htm
22 Jun 2018
MKSAP Quiz: ICU admission for hematemesis
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in management for a 62-year-old man with cirrhosis and gastric varices.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/22/4.htm
22 Sep 2023
Earlier colorectal cancer screening recommended for patients with cystic fibrosis
The Cystic Fibrosis Colorectal Cancer Screening Task Force based its recommendations on a review of the literature and a modeling study of screening strategies for colorectal cancer that estimated the costs and benefits of screening in patients with cystic fibrosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/26/3.htm
26 Jan 2018
Alcohol abstinence not required for direct-acting antivirals to cure HCV, study finds
Restricting access to direct-acting antiviral therapy because of alcohol use creates an unnecessary barrier for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to the authors of a recent study.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/27/1.htm
27 Oct 2023
MKSAP quiz: Complications of hepatitis C-related cirrhosis
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 58-year-old man at a follow-up visit for hepatitis C-related cirrhosis complicated by nonbleeding small esophageal varices and ascites.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/4.htm
28 Jul 2017