2022
Prognosis of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney disease
Wong F, Garcia‐Tsao G, Reddy KR, O'Leary JG, Kamath PS, Tandon P, Lai JC, Vargas HE, Biggins SW, Fallon MB, Thuluvath PJ, Maliakkal BJ, Subramanian R, Thacker L, Bajaj JS. Prognosis of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney disease. Liver International 2022, 42: 896-904. PMID: 35023264, PMCID: PMC11075740, DOI: 10.1111/liv.15154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney diseaseStage 1 AKIAKD patientsPeak ScrAKI patientsCirrhotic patientsKidney diseaseSecond infectionEnd-stage liver diseaseDecompensated cirrhotic patientsHigher hospital admissionsWorse renal dysfunctionNormal renal functionGlomerular filtration rateNorth American ConsortiumBaseline SCrRenal dysfunctionPrompt treatmentRenal functionSerum creatinineHospital admissionClinical outcomesLiver diseasePredictive factorsFiltration rate
2021
The Level of Alcohol Consumption in the Prior Year Does Not Impact Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Alcohol‐Associated Hepatitis
Musto JA, Eickhoff J, Ventura‐Cots M, Abraldes JG, Bosques‐Padilla F, Verna EC, Brown RS, Vargas V, Altamirano J, Caballería J, Shawcross D, Louvet A, Mathurin P, Garcia‐Tsao G, Schnabl B, Bataller R, Lucey MR. The Level of Alcohol Consumption in the Prior Year Does Not Impact Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Alcohol‐Associated Hepatitis. Liver Transplantation 2021, 27: 1382-1391. PMID: 34109723, PMCID: PMC11075741, DOI: 10.1002/lt.26203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-associated hepatitisAUDIT-C scoresMELD-NaAUDIT-10Recent alcohol consumptionAlcohol consumptionLiver injuryLiver diseaseSurvival statusAUDIT-ConsumptionEnd-stage liver diseaseAUDIT scoresAlcohol‐Associated HepatitisProspective international databaseMELD-Na scoreAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestShort-term mortalityShort-term outcomesPrior yearDisorders Identification TestSeverity of drinkingPresenting featuresPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesClinical severityO-6 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OS HEPATIC FIBROSIS BEFORE AND AFTER HCV CURE AND CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Ragazzo T, Garcia-Tsao G, Mazo D, Ziteli P, Oliveira C, Singer J, Carrilho F, Pessoa M. O-6 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OS HEPATIC FIBROSIS BEFORE AND AFTER HCV CURE AND CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL OUTCOMES. Annals Of Hepatology 2021, 24: 100493. DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2021.100493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver stiffness measurementF3/F4Viral eliminationLiver fibrosisF0-1Advanced liver fibrosis/cirrhosisLiver fibrosis/cirrhosisChronic liver diseaseFibrosis/cirrhosisNon-invasive testsNon-invasive assessmentHCV cureAntiviral therapyClinical outcomesLiver diseaseHepatic fibrosisClinical usefulnessPatientsPredictive valueRelevant outcomesDecompensationLarger studyFibrosisLSM increaseStiffness measurement
2017
LBP-523 A reduction in the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) prevents clinical outcomes in compensated and decompensated cirrhosis: a meta-analysis
Turco L, Villanueva C, La Mura V, Garcia-Pagan J, Reiberger T, Genesca J, Groszmann R, Sharma B, Merkel C, Bureau C, Alvarado E, Abraldes J, Albillos A, Banares R, Peck-Radosavljevic M, Augustin S, Sarin S, Bosch J, Garcia-Tsao G. LBP-523 A reduction in the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) prevents clinical outcomes in compensated and decompensated cirrhosis: a meta-analysis. Journal Of Hepatology 2017, 66: s103-s104. DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(17)30468-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research