Tag: Liver Disease: Misc.

In phase 2b trial, more patients with active NASH had reduction in disease activity score with lanifibranor versus placebo

For Blacks versus Whites, differences in post-LT mortality narrowed between 2002 and 2009, increased between 2014 and 2018

Class I HED of the donor is associated with higher risk for acute and chronic rejection of the liver transplant

Earlier arrival time at World Trade Center associated with decreased liver attenuation on computed tomography

Maternal obesity in early pregnancy linked to increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the child by age 25 years

Needs assessment survey conducted in response to increasing clinical burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

While the risk is small, there have been 20 cases of unexpected donor-derived hepatitis B virus infection

Lower risk for chronic liver disease and related outcomes seen for consumption of brewed decaffeinated, instant, and ground coffee

Demand increased for inpatient consults, inpatient endoscopic interventions for alcohol-related GI, liver diseases, particularly alcoholic hepatitis

Risk for DILI up for patients with hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, preexisting liver disease, surgical history