2015
Ascites and Its Complications
Garcia‐Tsao G. Ascites and Its Complications. 2015, 2087-2106. DOI: 10.1002/9781118512074.ch106.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute kidney injuryHepatorenal syndromeCompatible clinical presentationPostliver transplant outcomesCause of ascitesPancreatic ductal systemAccumulation of fluidKidney injuryTransplant outcomesTuberculous peritonitisHeart failureClinical presentationPancreatic ascitesDecompensated stageMalignant ascitesCirrhosisPeritoneal cavityAscitesBetter survivalDuctal systemPatientsPancreatic fluidOptimal managementComplicationsMain cause
2007
Differences between Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic patients with primary biliary cirrhosis in the United States
Peters MG, Di Bisceglie AM, Kowdley KV, Flye NL, Luketic VA, Munoz SJ, Garcia‐Tsao G, Boyer TD, Lake JR, Bonacini M, Combes B, Group P. Differences between Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic patients with primary biliary cirrhosis in the United States. Hepatology 2007, 46: 769-775. PMID: 17654740, PMCID: PMC4167731, DOI: 10.1002/hep.21759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary biliary cirrhosisNon-Caucasian patientsChronic cholestatic liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseLiver diseaseDisease severityBiliary cirrhosisClinical presentationClinical trialsAntimitochondrial antibody (AMA) statusLiver disease severityMiddle-aged Caucasian womenMulticenter clinical trialGreater disease severityAfrican AmericansAdvanced diseaseSerologic featuresSevere pruritusAntibody statusHispanic patientsAMA positivityMean ageFemale ratioPhysical findingsCaucasian women
2000
Liver Disease in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Garcia-Tsao G, Korzenik J, Young L, Henderson K, Jain D, Byrd B, Pollak J, White R. Liver Disease in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. New England Journal Of Medicine 2000, 343: 931-936. PMID: 11006369, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200009283431305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaHigh-output heart failureHemorrhagic telangiectasiaHeart failureMedian periodPortal hypertensionLiver involvementClinical findingsBiliary diseasePulmonary capillary wedge pressureElevated alkaline phosphatase levelsHepatic sinusoidal pressureSymptomatic liver involvementTypical clinical presentationAlkaline phosphatase levelsAutosomal dominant disorderHyperdynamic circulationAngiodysplastic lesionsCardiac indexLiver transplantationVariceal bleedingWedge pressureMedical therapyRendu-OslerClinical presentation