Cirrhosis/Liver Failure News

In a pilot study, researchers found that methacetin breath testing could be more accurate at predicting the risk of liver-related deaths and the development of ascites than the MELD score, according to new study data published in the Journal of Hepatology.

Cirrhosis was found to be underdiagnosed among patients with hepatitis C virus infection enrolled in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, according to new study data.

Researchers in Italy developed and validated a new model that identified patients with cirrhosis at risk for developing overt hepatic encephalopathy, according to published findings.

In a prospective study, researchers in Argentina did not find an association between proton pump inhibitor therapy and a high risk for developing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among patients with cirrhosis, according to published data.

Researchers in Canada found that the Charlson Comorbidity Index for orthotopic liver transplantation did not predict mortality post-transplant in patients with cirrhosis, according to study data.

Researchers in Toronto, Canada, found that ingesting wild mushrooms could result in hepatic failure and even death, according to findings from a new case study.

Block & Leviton LLP announced it is conducting an investigation of various officers and directors at Vital Therapies who may have violated federal securities laws in connection with how results of its VTI-206 study were presented to investors, according to a press release.

Adults in England with alcoholic cirrhosis had a high risk of liver-related mortality compared with other patient populations and the general population, according to study findings.

In a new study published by the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers in France found severe alcoholic relapse to be rare after liver transplantation. However, recurrent alcoholic cirrhosis was found to develop over time in patients who did experience relapse after transplant.

Researchers in Germany found mutations present in neuroblastoma amplified sequence that helped to identify the origin of acute liver failure in children and recommend the method be performed in any patient with the event, particularly those affected by febrile infection.