Looking Into the Crystal Ball: Predicting the Future Challenges of Fibrotic NASH Treatment

Naim Alkhouri, Eric Lawitz, Mazen Noureddin – 28 March 2019 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of chronic liver disease worldwide, and its aggressive form of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is becoming a leading cause for end‐stage liver disease and liver transplantation in the United States. In patients with NASH, the presence of advanced fibrosis is considered the most important prognostic factor in predicting liver‐related morbidity and mortality.

Prediction of Alcohol Relapse Among Liver Transplant Candidates With Less Than 6 Months of Abstinence Using the High‐Risk Alcoholism Relapse Score

Julissa Lombardo‐Quezada, Jordi Colmenero, Hugo López‐Pelayo, Carolina Gavotti, Ana Lopez, Gonzalo Crespo, Eva Lopez, Antoni Gual, Anna Lligoña, Miquel Navasa – 28 March 2019 – The selection of liver transplantation (LT) candidates with alcohol‐use disorder (AUD) is influenced by the risk of alcohol relapse (AR) after LT. We aimed to investigate the risk factors of AR after LT and its impact on graft and recipient outcomes.

Subscribe to