Browsing by Subject "Cirrhosis"

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    • Alcohol-related liver disease: Clinical practice guidelines by the Latin American Association for the Study ... 
      Arab, Juan P.; Roblero Cum, Juan; Altamirano, Jose; Bessone, Fernando; Chaves Araujo, Roberta; Higuera-De la Tijera, Fatima; Restrepo, Juan Carlos; Torre, Aldo; Urzúa Manchego, Álvaro; Simonetto, Douglas A.; Abraldes, Juan G.; Méndez-Sánchez, Nahum; Contreras, Fernando; Lucey, (Elsevier Espana S.L., 2019)
      Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of advanced chronic liver disease in Latin-America, although data on prevalence is limited. Public health policies aimed at reducing the alarming prevalence of alcohol ...
    • Baveno VI and Expanded Baveno VI criteria successfully predicts the absence of high-risk gastro-oesophageal ... 
      Gaete, María I.; Díaz, Luis; Arenas, Alex; González Lagos, Katherine; Cattaneo Buteler, Máximo (Wiley, 2020)
      Background: Baveno VI and expanded Baveno VI criteria have been recommended to circumvent the need for endoscopy screening in patients with a very low probability of varices needing treatment (VNT). Aim: To validate ...
    • Comparison of different prognostic scores for patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection 
      Mendizabal, Manuel; Ridruejo, Ezequiel; Pinero, Federico; Anders, Margarita; Padilla, Martin; Toro, Luis G.; Torre, Aldo; Montes, Pedro; Urzúa Manchego, Álvaro Miguel; González Ballerga, Esteban; Dolores Silveyra, María; Michelato, Douglas; Díaz, Javier; Peralta, Mirta; Pages, Josefina; Ruiz García, Sandro; Gutiérrez Lozano, Isabel; Macías, Yuridia; Cocozzella, Daniel; Chávez Tapia, Norberto; Tagle, Martin; Domínguez, Alejandra; Varón, Adriana; Pozo, Emilia Vera; Higuera de la Tijera, Fátima; Bustios, Carla; Conte, Damián; Escajadillo, Nataly; Gómez, Andrés J.; Tenorio, Laura; Castillo Barradas, Mauricio; Schinoni, María Isabel; Bessone, Fernando; Contreras, Fernando; Nazal, Leyla; Sánchez, Abel; García, Matías; Brutti, Julia; Cecilia Cabrera, María; Miranda Zazueta, Godolfino; Rojas, Germán; Cattaneo, Máximo; Castro Narro, Graciela; Rubinstein, Fernando; Silva, Marcelo O. (Elsevier, 2021)
      Introduction and Objectives: Viral infections have been described to increase the risk of decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on outcome of hospitalized ...
    • Frailty and reduced gait speed are independently related to mortality of cirrhotic patients in long-term follow-up 
      Soto, Rubén; Díaz, Luis Antonio; Rivas, Violeta; Fuentes López, Eduardo; Zalaquett, Macarena; Bruera, María José; González, Cecilia; Mezzano Puentes, Gabriel Alejandro; Benítez, Carlos (Elsevier, 2021)
      ntroduction and objectives: Frailty is characterized by a poor restoration of homeostasis after a stressor event. Although it is not usually diagnosed, it has been associated with decreased survival in cirrhotic patients. ...
    • Latin American Association for the study of the liver (ALEH) practice guidance for the diagnosis and treatment ... 
      Arab, Juan Pablo; Dirchwolf, Melisa; Álvarez da Silva, Mario Reis; Barrera, Francisco; Benítez, Carlos; Castellanos Fernández, Marlene; Castro Narro, Graciela; Chávez Tapia, Norberto; Chiodi, Daniela; Cotrim, Helma; Cusi, Kenneth; Marques Souza de Oliveira, Claudia Pinto; Díaz, Javier; Fassio, Eduardo; Gerona, Solange; Girala, Marcos; Hernández, Nelia; Marciano, Sebastián; Masson, Walter; Méndez Sánchez, Nahum; Leite, Nathalie; Lozano, Adelina; Padilla, Martín; Panduro, Arturo; Paraná, Raymundo; Parise, Edison; Pérez, Marlene; Poniachik, Jaime; Restrepo, Juan Carlos; Ruf, Andrés; Silva, Marcelo G.; Tagle, Martín; Tapias, Mónica; Torres, Kenia; Vilar Gómez, Eduardo; Costa Gil, José Eduardo; Gadano, Adrián; Arrese, Marco (Elsevier, 2020)
      Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) currently represents an epidemic worldwide. NAFLD is the most frequently diagnosed chronic liver disease, affecting 20-30% of the general population. Furthermore, its prevalence ...
    • Protective effect of Angiotensin 1–7 on Sarcopenia induced by chronic liver disease in mice 
      Aguirre, Francisco; Abrigo, Johanna; Altimiras González, Francisco; González, Andrea; Simon, Felipe; Cabello Verrugio, Claudio (MDPI, 2020)
      Sarcopenia associated with chronic liver disease (CLD) is one of the more common extrahepatic features in patients with these pathologies. Among the cellular alterations observed in the muscle tissue under CLD is the decline ...