2024
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
Ortiz G, Garcia-Tsao G. CHAPTER 1 Introduction. 2024, 1-6. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-87479-3.00010-7.ChaptersChronic liver diseasePortal hypertensionSustained liver injurySignificant portal hypertensionHealth care utilizationHepatic vein catheterizationStaging of fibrosisBurden of diseaseMost complicationsLiver injuryCare utilizationLiver diseaseVein catheterizationCirrhotic stageLiver stiffnessInvasive proceduresTime of interpretationDiffuse depositionSignificant causeAge groupsNoninvasive meansFibrous tissueSmall riskInterobserver variabilityGold standard
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 diagnosisTHU-209 In hepatitis C virus-related advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis, early decline of liver stiffness following antiviral therapy with DAAs is related to decline in liver inflammation
Winters A, Luedtke S, Moreland A, Jangouk P, Weng G, Silveira M, Davitkov P, Duarte-Rojo A, Cheung R, Garcia-Tsao G, Falck-Ytter Y, Branch A, Bräu N. THU-209 In hepatitis C virus-related advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis, early decline of liver stiffness following antiviral therapy with DAAs is related to decline in liver inflammation. Journal Of Hepatology 2017, 66: s280. DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(17)30876-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research