2024
An artificial intelligence-generated model predicts 90-day survival in alcohol-associated hepatitis: A global cohort study
Dunn W, Li Y, Singal A, Simonetto D, Díaz L, Idalsoaga F, Ayares G, Arnold J, Ayala-Valverde M, Perez D, Gomez J, Escarate R, Fuentes-López E, Ramirez-Cadiz C, Morales-Arraez D, Zhang W, Qian S, Ahn J, Buryska S, Mehta H, Dunn N, Waleed M, Stefanescu H, Bumbu A, Horhat A, Attar B, Agrawal R, Cabezas J, Echavaría V, Cuyàs B, Poca M, Soriano G, Sarin S, Maiwall R, Jalal P, Higuera-de-la-Tijera F, Kulkarni A, Rao P, Guerra-Salazar P, Skladaný L, Kubánek N, Prado V, Clemente-Sanchez A, Rincon D, Haider T, Chacko K, Romero G, Pollarsky F, Restrepo J, Toro L, Yaquich P, Mendizabal M, Garrido M, Marciano S, Dirchwolf M, Vargas V, Jiménez C, Hudson D, García-Tsao G, Ortiz G, Abraldes J, Kamath P, Arrese M, Shah V, Bataller R, Arab J. An artificial intelligence-generated model predicts 90-day survival in alcohol-associated hepatitis: A global cohort study. Hepatology 2024, 80: 1196-1211. PMID: 38607809, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisValidation cohortArtificial intelligenceModified Glasgow scoreMaddrey's discriminant functionMortality rateGlobal cohort studyShort-term mortalityPost-test probabilityApproximate mortality ratesSteroid therapyGlasgow scoreAH patientsSteroid useTransplant indicationRetrospective studyDerivation cohortLaboratory valuesCohort studyClinical trialsGlobal cohortPrognostic modelScoring systemAI algorithmsCohort
2021
SACRED: Effect of simvastatin on hepatic decompensation and death in subjects with high-risk compensated cirrhosis: Statins and Cirrhosis: Reducing Events of Decompensation
Kaplan D, Mehta R, Garcia-Tsao G, Albrecht J, Aytaman A, Baffy G, Bajaj J, Hernaez R, Hunt K, Ioannou G, Johnson K, Kanwal F, Lee T, Monto A, Pandya P, Schaubel D, Taddei T. SACRED: Effect of simvastatin on hepatic decompensation and death in subjects with high-risk compensated cirrhosis: Statins and Cirrhosis: Reducing Events of Decompensation. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 104: 106367. PMID: 33771685, PMCID: PMC8422958, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic decompensationPortal hypertensionEvents of decompensationHepatic decompensation eventsLiver-related deathSignificant portal hypertensionAcceptable safety profileProspective human studiesRole of statinsChronic liver diseaseClasses of medicationsPatient-reported outcomesDevelopment of decompensationEffect of simvastatinVA Medical CenterCompensated cirrhosisDecompensation eventsStatin therapyVariceal hemorrhageCirrhotic patientsStandard therapyVascular reactivityExert pleiotropic effectsLiver diseaseRetrospective study
2017
Validating, deconstructing and refining Baveno criteria for ruling out high‐risk varices in patients with compensated cirrhosis
Jangouk P, Turco L, De Oliveira A, Schepis F, Villa E, Garcia‐Tsao G. Validating, deconstructing and refining Baveno criteria for ruling out high‐risk varices in patients with compensated cirrhosis. Liver International 2017, 37: 1177-1183. PMID: 28160373, PMCID: PMC5511584, DOI: 10.1111/liv.13379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk varicesNegative predictive valueBaveno VI criteriaLiver stiffnessBaveno criteriaPredictive valueItalian cohortPlatelet countNon-invasive criteriaCohort of patientsNumber of endoscopiesUnnecessary endoscopiesCompensated cirrhosisPrimary prophylaxisRetrospective studyUS cohortVariceal screeningTransient elastographyVaricesHigh riskLow prevalenceCirrhosisPatientsEndoscopyClinical diagnosis
1994
A Comparative Clinical Study of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension, Extrahepatic Portal Vein Thrombosis, and Cirrhosis
Orozco H, Takahashi T, Garcia-Tsao G, Mercado M, Prado E, Nava R. A Comparative Clinical Study of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension, Extrahepatic Portal Vein Thrombosis, and Cirrhosis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 1994, 19: 217-221. PMID: 7806833, DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199410000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrahepatic portal vein thrombosisIdiopathic portal hypertensionPortal vein thrombosisLiver cirrhosisPortal hypertensionVein thrombosisClinical featuresLC patientsComparative clinical studySeparate clinical entityLiver failureLaboratory variablesClinical entityRetrospective studyClinical studiesPatientsStatistical differenceHypertensionCirrhosisThrombosisHigher proportionSurvivalSimilar distributionGroup