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Seeing and Sensing the Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS): The Growing Role of Ultrasound-Based Techniques as Non-Invasive Tools for the Diagnosis of HRS by Tăluță, Cornelia, Ștefănescu, Horia, Crișan, Dana

“…More than half of patients hospitalized with liver cirrhosis are dealing with an episode of acute kidney injury; the most severe pattern is hepatorenal…”
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Can the Computed Tomographic Aspect of Porto-Systemic Circulation in Cirrhotic Patients be Associated with the Presence of Variceal Hemorrhage? by Caraiani, Cosmin, Petresc, Bianca, Pop, Anamaria, Rotaru, Magda, Ciobanu, Lidia, Ștefănescu, Horia

“…Variceal bleeding is a serious complication caused by portal hypertension, frequently encountered among cirrhotic patients. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Cirrhosis Progression Is Not Associated with Clinically Significant Alterations in Global Hemostasis Assessed by Thromboelastography by Crăciun, Rareș, Buliarcă, Alina, Matei, Daniela, Grapă, Cristiana, Nenu, Iuliana, Ștefănescu, Horia, Mocan, Tudor, Procopeț, Bogdan, Spârchez, Zeno

“…(1) Background: Cirrhosis is associated with frequent alterations in standard coagulation tests that do not adequately reflect hemostasis. Thromboelastography…”
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Liver Phantoms Cast in 3D-Printed Mold for Image-Guided Procedures by Elisei, Radu Claudiu, Graur, Florin, Melzer, Andreas, Moldovan, Sever Calin, Tiu, Calin, Popa, Calin, Mois, Emil, Pisla, Doina, Vaida, Calin, Ștefănescu, Horia, Coțe, Adrian, Al-Hajjar, Nadim

“…Image-guided invasive procedures on the liver require a steep learning curve to acquire the necessary skills. The best and safest way to achieve these skills…”
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Noninvasive Diagnosis of Portal Hypertension in Patients With Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease by Pons, Monica, Augustin, Salvador, Scheiner, Bernhard, Guillaume, Maeva, Rosselli, Matteo, Rodrigues, Susana G, Stefanescu, Horia, Ma, Mang M, Mandorfer, Mattias, Mergeay-Fabre, Mayka, Procopet, Bogdan, Schwabl, Philipp, Ferlitsch, Arnulf, Semmler, Georg, Berzigotti, Annalisa, Tsochatzis, Emmanuel, Bureau, Christophe, Reiberger, Thomas, Bosch, Jaime, Abraldes, Juan G, Genescà, Joan

“…We aimed to explore the prevalence of portal hypertension in the most common etiologies of patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) and…”
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Noninvasive tools and risk of clinically significant portal hypertension and varices in compensated cirrhosis: The “Anticipate” study by Abraldes, Juan G., Bureau, Christophe, Stefanescu, Horia, Augustin, Salvador, Ney, Michael, Blasco, Hélène, Procopet, Bogdan, Bosch, Jaime, Genesca, Joan, Berzigotti, Annalisa

“…In patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD), the presence of clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) and varices needing…”
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Diagnostic challenges in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension - porto sinusoidal vascular disease by Nicoară-Farcău, Oana, Rusu, Ioana, Stefănescu, Horia, Tanțău, Marcel, Badea, Radu Ion, Procopeț, Bogdan

“…Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension consists of a group of diseases characterized by signs and complications of portal hypertension, which differ from cirrhosis…”
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Spleen stiffness measurement using fibroscan for the noninvasive assessment of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis patients by Stefanescu, Horia, Grigorescu, Mircea, Lupsor, Monica, Procopet, Bogdan, Maniu, Anca, Badea, Radu

“…Background and Aim:  Splenomegaly in a common finding in liver cirrhosis that should determine changes in the spleen's density because of portal and splenic…”
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A novel spleen‐dedicated stiffness measurement by FibroScan® improves the screening of high‐risk oesophageal varices by Stefanescu, Horia, Marasco, Giovanni, Calès, Paul, Fraquelli, Mirella, Rosselli, Matteo, Ganne‐Carriè, Nathalie, Ledinghen, Victor, Ravaioli, Federico, Colecchia, Antonio, Rusu, Corina, Andreone, Pietro, Mazzella, Giuseppe, Festi, Davide

“…Background & Aims Several non‐invasive tests (NITs) have been developed to diagnose oesophageal varices (EV), including the recent Baveno VI criteria to rule…”
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Anticoagulation in Cirrhotic Portal Vein Thrombosis: No Harm, but Survival Benefit Still Unclear by Piscaglia, Fabio, Benevento, Francesca, Pecorell, Anna, Forgione, Antonella, Stefanescu, Horia

“…Even assuming equivalence of safety and effectiveness, it is not yet clear what approach the clinician should use with respect to dosing (e.g., full dose or…”
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Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic treatment modulates gut and liver inflammatory pathways in a hepatocellular carcinoma murine model. A preliminary study by Nenu, Iuliana, Baldea, Ioana, Coadă, Camelia Alexandra, Crăciun, Rareş Călin, Moldovan, Remus, Tudor, Diana, Petrushev, Bobe, Toma, Vlad Alexandru, Ştefanescu, Horia, Procopeţ, Bogdan, Spârchez, Zeno, Vodnar, Dan, Lenghel, Manuela, Clichici, Simona, Filip, Gabriela Adriana

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a growing global concern with an increasing incidence rate. The intestinal microbiota has been identified as a potential…”
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FAST and Agile-the MASLD drift: Validation of Agile 3+, Agile 4 and FAST scores in 246 biopsy-proven NAFLD patients meeting MASLD criteria of prevalent caucasian origin by Taru, Madalina-Gabriela, Tefas, Cristian, Neamti, Lidia, Minciuna, Iulia, Taru, Vlad, Maniu, Anca, Rusu, Ioana, Petrushev, Bobe, Procopciuc, Lucia Maria, Leucuta, Dan Corneliu, Procopet, Bogdan, Ferri, Silvia, Lupsor-Platon, Monica, Stefanescu, Horia

“…MASLD is a prevalent chronic liver condition with substantial clinical implications. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of three new,…”
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A Novel FibroScan Examination Dedicated to Spleen Stiffness Measurement by Bastard, Cécile, Miette, Véronique, Calès, Paul, Stefanescu, Horia, Festi, Davide, Sandrin, Laurent

“…Esophageal varices (EVs) are among the most severe complications of cirrhosis, with a prevalence of 50% to 60% among cirrhotic patients. International…”
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Regression of portal hypertension: underlying mechanisms and therapeutic strategies by Selicean, Sonia, Wang, Cong, Guixé-Muntet, Sergi, Stefanescu, Horia, Kawada, Norifumi, Gracia-Sancho, Jordi

“…Portal hypertension is the main non-neoplastic complication of chronic liver disease, being the cause of important life-threatening events including the…”
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Blood Metabolomic Signatures to Identify Bacterial Infection in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis by Fischer, Petra, Pandrea, Stanca, Grigoras, Crina, Stefanescu, Horia, Farcau, Oana, Tefas, Cristian, Socaciu, Carmen, Procopet, Bogdan, Ionescu, Daniela

“…Bacterial infections are associated with high mortality rates in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Early diagnosis with the available diagnostic tools is…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of controlled attenuation parameter measured by transient elastography for the non-invasive assessment of liver steatosis: a prospective study by Lupșor-Platon, Monica, Feier, Diana, Stefănescu, Horia, Tamas, Attila, Botan, Emil, Sparchez, Zeno, Maniu, Anca, Badea, Radu

“…A novel non-invasive tool based on the evaluation of ultrasound attenuation using transient elastography (TE) has been developed, called controlled attenuation…”
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The Staging of Newly Diagnosed Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Romania. A National Multicentric Study by Crăciun, Rareș, Ștefănescu, Horia, Sporea, Ioan, Săndulescu, Larisa Daniela, Gheorghe, Liana, Trifan, Anca, Spârchez, Zeno, Dănilă, Mirela, Rogoveanu, Ion, Cerban, Răzvan, Cojocariu, Camelia, Procopeț, Bogdan, Șirli, Roxana, Urhuț, Cristiana Marinela, Crișan, Dana, Burciu, Călin, Al-Hajjar, Nadim, Grigorescu, Mircea

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a significant public health issue, with an increasing incidence and prevalence and a high incidence-to-mortality ratio. The…”
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Analysis of histopathological changes that influence liver stiffness in chronic hepatitis C. Results from a cohort of 324 patients by Lupşor, Monica, Badea, Radu, Stefănescu, Horia, Grigorescu, Mircea, Sparchez, Zeno, Serban, Alexandru, Branda, Horatiu, Iancu, Sorana, Maniu, Anca

“…The current study aims to assess the role of the histological parameters in liver biopsy for explaining the variance of liver stiffness, as well as the…”
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Noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension in cirrhosis:Liver stiffness and beyond by Stefanescu, Horia, Procopet, Bogdan

“…Liver stiffness measurement(LSM)is a good,but still limited tool to noninvasively assess complications and prognosis in patients with advanced liver…”
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Integration of Real-Time Image Fusion in the Robotic-Assisted Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Radu, Corina, Fisher, Petra, Mitrea, Delia, Birlescu, Iosif, Marita, Tiberiu, Vancea, Flaviu, Florian, Vlad, Tefas, Cristian, Badea, Radu, Stefanescu, Horia, Nedevschi, Sergiu, Pisl, Doina, Al Hajjar, Nadim

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with its mortality rate correlated with the tumor staging;…”
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