Cirrhosis/Liver Failure News

BOSTON — In pregnant women with cirrhosis, less than 2% had liver decompensation within 1 year after delivery and the odds for decompensation were lower compared with women who were not pregnant with cirrhosis, according to data presented at The Liver Meeting 2019.

Albumin levels and liver stiffness measurements taken during direct-acting antiviral therapy follow-up can stratify liver cancer risk among patients with hepatitis C and compensated advanced chronic liver disease, according to study results.

Improving acute-on-chronic liver failure grade from time of liver transplant listing to time of transplant enhanced posttransplant survival, especially in recipients older than 60 years.

Cirrhosis, also known as stage 4 fibrosis, is a late stage of scarring in the liver that can result from many chronic liver diseases. Currently, cirrhosis care focuses on management to avoid progression and monitoring in cases that may require liver transplantation.

SAN ANTONIO — In this exclusive video from the National Liver Conference 2019, Robert S. Brown, MD, from the Weill Cornell Medical Center, discusses coagulation disorders in patients with cirrhosis.

SAN ANTONIO — In this exclusive video from the National Liver Conference 2019, Stephen A. Harrison, MD, medical director of Pinnacle Clinical Research in San Antonio, provides an overview of the topics discussed at the meeting ranging from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis to hepatitis B to liver cancer.

SAN ANTONIO — In this exclusive video from the National Liver Conference 2019, Bruce Runyon, MD, from the Loma Linda University Medical Center in California, discusses the “do’s and don’ts” he learned from his more than 40 year career as an academic hepatologist with a particular focus cirrhosis care.

SAN ANTONIO – Though 72% of patients with cirrhosis report poor quality of life, only a third receive referral to palliative care, according to an expert at the National Liver Conference 2019.

SAN ANTONIO – Despite the best medical training in the world, new trainees in hepatology often lack the primary training in giving a full physical exam, according to an expert at the National Liver Conference 2019.

SAN ANTONIO — The National Liver Congress will convene October 25th, providing a broad scientific program and exhibit of products and services important for all practitioners involved in the care of patients with liver disease.