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
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
In compensated cirrhosis with portal hypertension, beta-blockers reduced a composite of decompensation or death
The trial results cannot be generalized to all patients with cirrhosis, and future trials should look at whether similar effects could be achieved simply by limiting salt intake, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/23/10.htm
23 Aug 2019