Cirrhosis/Liver Failure News

Portal vein thrombosis that developed in patients with cirrhosis did not lead to progression of liver disease, according to study data.

The Baveno V criteria accurately predicted outcomes of acute gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension, according to findings in a prospective study.

Men who drank alcohol on a daily basis had an increased risk for alcoholic cirrhosis, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Hepatology.

The presence of clinically significant portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis increased mortality and decompensation after surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma, according to recent study data.

Patients with cirrhosis had a greater risk for mortality while using proton pump inhibitor treatment, according to new study results.

In a population-based study, cirrhosis was found to be more prevalent in the general US population now compared with earlier times, with most cases resulting from hepatitis, diabetes and alcohol abuse.

In a new study, cirrhotic patients presenting with altered mental status, without experiencing previous trauma, did not have an increased likelihood of experiencing intracranial hemorrhage.

The FDA today approved a treatment for patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection, including those with cirrhosis, according to a press release.

Veterans positive for hepatitis C virus infection were more likely to be diagnosed with liver fibrosis or cirrhosis after seroconversion compared with those who were negative for the infection, according to new study data.

Posttranscriptional alterations of human serum albumin were prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and increased in parallel to disease progression, according to study data.