Laura Turco,Filippo Schepis,Erica Villa
Laura Turco
Purpose of review: To revise experimental and clinical data supporting a less traditional role of anticoagulation for treating portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. ...
Strategies for the elimination of hepatitis C virus infection as a public health threat in the United States [0.03%]
消除美国丙型肝炎病毒这一公共卫生威胁的策略
Charitha Gowda,Vincent Lo Re rd
Charitha Gowda
Purpose of review: Direct-acting antiviral regimens for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) became available in 2014, and these highly curative therapies have the potential to reduce HCV-associated morbidity and mortality, de...
Mattias Ekstedt,Patrik Nasr,Stergios Kechagias
Mattias Ekstedt
Purpose of review: The purpose of this review is to summarize the latest knowledge on the natural history of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The review focuses on mortality, liver-related complications, and his...
Chiara Formentin,Maria Garrido,Sara Montagnese
Chiara Formentin
Purpose of review: This review presents an in-depth overview of the sleep-wake phenotype of patients with cirrhosis, together with available pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment strategies. A set of simple, p...
Matthew Klinge,Tami Coppler,Jane M Liebschutz et al.
Matthew Klinge et al.
Purpose of review: The treatment of pain in patients with cirrhosis is complicated by unpredictable hepatic drug metabolism and a higher risk of adverse drug reactions. We aimed to conduct a scoping review regarding pain ...
Christopher J Danford,Jorge E Sanchez,Kathleen E Corey
Christopher J Danford
Purpose of review: The purpose of this review article is to raise awareness of the significance of steatosis that exist within the spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). While the impact of nonalcoholic ste...
Jacob M Smith,A Ziggy Uvin,Alexandria Macmadu et al.
Jacob M Smith et al.
Purpose of review: The review details recent literature reports regarding Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and, in particular, Hepatitis B prevalence/incidence in incarcerated populations around the world. Furthermore, the review ...
Ethnic Disparities in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: African Americans and Hispanic Americans [0.03%]
慢性乙型肝炎感染的种族差异：非裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人
Kimberly A Forde
Kimberly A Forde
Chronic infection with hepatitis B affects more than 240 million persons worldwide and is a major public health concern. Despite national and global initiatives to promote hepatitis B elimination, including newborn vaccination, catch up vac...
Hager F Ahmed Mohammed,Lewis R Roberts
Hager F Ahmed Mohammed
A purpose of review: To address the controversy around the use of biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance in individuals with cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B who are at risk for development of liver ca...
Genetic Factors Influencing Drug-Induced Liver Injury: Do They Have a Role in Prevention and Diagnosis? [0.03%]
影响药物性肝损伤的遗传因素：它们在预防和诊断中起到作用吗？
Kathleen E Clare,Michael H Miller,John F Dillon
Kathleen E Clare
Purpose of review: The pathogenesis of DILI is currently unknown; however, research has shown strong genetic associations with some DILIs. This paper describes the variant alleles uncovered by GWAS and discusses their pot...