2023
The effect of endoscopic gastric plication on portosystemic pressure gradient in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and compensated advanced chronic liver disease
Jirapinyo P, Thompson C, Garcia-Tsao G, Zucker S, Ryou M. The effect of endoscopic gastric plication on portosystemic pressure gradient in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and compensated advanced chronic liver disease. Endoscopy 2023, 56: 56-62. PMID: 37532114, DOI: 10.1055/a-2146-8857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseEndoscopic gastric plicationAdvanced chronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseasePortosystemic pressure gradientChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseTotal weight lossGastric plicationNoninvasive testsBaseline median body-mass indexMedian body mass indexPercent total weight lossWeight lossProportion of patientsProspective pilot studyBody mass indexLiver stiffness measurementWeight loss proceduresGoal of therapyHepatic decompensationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMass indexPatients
2022
Noninvasive predictors of clinically significant portal hypertension in NASH cirrhosis: Validation of ANTICIPATE models and development of a lab‐based model
Rabiee A, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Chan JL, Pons M, Genesca J, Garcia‐Tsao G. Noninvasive predictors of clinically significant portal hypertension in NASH cirrhosis: Validation of ANTICIPATE models and development of a lab‐based model. Hepatology Communications 2022, 6: 3324-3334. PMID: 36214066, PMCID: PMC9701481, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.2091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientSignificant portal hypertensionTransient elastographyNASH cirrhosisPortal hypertensionFibrosis-4 indexPresence of CSPHVenous pressure gradientNonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosisBody mass indexLiver stiffness measurementGood calibrationCompensated cirrhosisFIB-4Mass indexPlatelet countValidation cohortNoninvasive predictorTraining cohortBaseline riskLaboratory valuesCirrhosisHigh riskSeparate cohortNoninvasive surrogate
2021
O-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
2018
Tu1543 - Usefulness of Repeat Liver Stiffness Measurements (LSM) by Transient Elastography (TE) and LSM by Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) in the Clinical Evaluation of Cirrhosis in Patients in whom Initial TE is Equivocal
Sayyar M, de Oliveira A, Jangouk P, Bernardo A, Garcia-Tsao G. Tu1543 - Usefulness of Repeat Liver Stiffness Measurements (LSM) by Transient Elastography (TE) and LSM by Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) in the Clinical Evaluation of Cirrhosis in Patients in whom Initial TE is Equivocal. Gastroenterology 2018, 154: s-1246. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(18)34093-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research