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Influence of further decompensation on survival across clinical stages of decompensated cirrhosis: The role of portal hypertension and HVPG changes by Garcia‐Guix, Marta, Ardevol, Alba, Sapena, Victor, Alvarado‐Tápias, Edilmar, Huertas, Anna, Brujats, Anna, Fajardo, Javier, Cuyas, Berta, Poca, María, Guarner, Carlos, Torras, Xavier, Escorsell, Àngels, Villanueva, Càndid

“…Background and Aims Decompensated‐cirrhosis encompasses several stages with different prognosis, such as bleeding, ascites and bleeding‐plus‐ascites…”
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Frailty in outpatients with cirrhosis: A prospective observational study by Román, Eva, Parramón, Marc, Flavià, Montserrat, Gely, Cristina, Poca, Maria, Gallego, Adolfo, Santesmases, Rosalia, Hernández, Elvira, Nieto, Juan C., Urgell, Eulàlia, Alvarado‐Tapias, Edilmar, Vidal, Silvia, Ferrero‐Gregori, Andreu, Vargas, Víctor, Guarner, Carlos, Soriano, German

“…Background and Aim Frailty is increasingly recognized as a major prognostic factor in cirrhosis in addition to conventional liver insufficiency scores. The aim…”
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Phase angle by electrical bioimpedance is a predictive factor of hospitalisation, falls and mortality in patients with cirrhosis by Román, Eva, Poca, Maria, Amorós-Figueras, Gerard, Rosell-Ferrer, Javier, Gely, Cristina, Nieto, Juan C., Vidal, Silvia, Urgell, Eulàlia, Ferrero-Gregori, Andreu, Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar, Cuyàs, Berta, Hernández, Elvira, Santesmases, Rosalia, Guarner, Carlos, Escorsell, Àngels, Soriano, German

“…The phase angle is a versatile measurement to assess body composition, frailty and prognosis in patients with chronic diseases. In cirrhosis, patients often…”
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Ascitic fluid regulates the local innate immune response of patients with cirrhosis by Nieto, Juan C., Perea, Lídia, Soriano, Germán, Zamora, Carlos, Cantó, Elisabet, Medina, Aina, Poca, Maria, Sanchez, Elisabet, Roman, Eva, Julià, Germà, Navarro, Ferran, Gely, Cristina, Alvarado, Edilmar A., Guarner, Carlos, Juarez, Cándido, Vidal, Sílvia

“…Ascitic neutrophils from cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) exhibit an impaired oxidative burst that could facilitate bacterial…”
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Effects of an Exercise Programme on Functional Capacity, Body Composition and Risk of Falls in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Román, Eva, García-Galcerán, Cristina, Torrades, Teresa, Herrera, Silvia, Marín, Ana, Doñate, Maite, Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar, Malouf, Jorge, Nácher, Laura, Serra-Grima, Ricard, Guarner, Carlos, Cordoba, Juan, Soriano, German

“…Patients with cirrhosis often have functional limitations, decreased muscle mass, and a high risk of falls. These variables could improve with exercise. The…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and type of infections in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: a retrospective study by Cuyàs, Berta, Huerta, Anna, Poca, Maria, Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar, Brujats, Anna, Román, Eva, Guarner, Carlos, Escorsell, Àngels, Soriano, German

“…Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis, especially those caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria. During the COVID-19 pandemic,…”
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Immune Response and Risk of Decompensation following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Outpatients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease by Brujats, Anna, Huerta, Anna, Osuna-Gómez, Rubén, Guinart-Cuadra, Albert, Ferrero-Gregori, Andreu, Pujol, Clàudia, Soriano, German, Poca, Maria, Fajardo, Javier, Escorsell, Angels, Gallego, Adolfo, Vidal, Silvia, Villanueva, Càndid, Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar

“…Advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) is associated with a wide spectrum of immune dysfunction. The clinical impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the development of…”
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Mo1740 Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Two Vaccines Against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients by Chaparro, Maria, Gordillo, Jordi, Domenech, Eugeni, Esteve, Maria, Acosta, Manuel Barreiro-de, Villoria, Albert, Flores, Eva Iglesias, Alvarado, Edilmar A, Naves, Juan E, Benítez, Olga, Nieto, Laura, Calvet, Xavier, García-Sánchez, Valle, Villagrasa, José R, Marin, Alicia C, Ramas, Mercedes, Arza, M. Isabel Moreno, Maté, José, Gisbert, Javier P

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Pre-emptive TIPS for the treatment of bleeding from gastric fundal varices: Results of a randomised controlled trial by Escorsell, Angels, Garcia-Pagán, Juan C., Alvarado-Tapia, Edilmar, Aracil, Carles, Masnou, Helena, Villanueva, Càndid, Bosch, Jaume

“…Bleeding from gastric fundal varices (isolated gastric varices type 1/gastroesophageal varices type 2) represents a major problem because of a high incidence…”
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Persistent varices in cured patients: Understanding the role of hepatic venous pressure gradient by Olivas, Pol, Soler-Perromat, Alexandre, Tellez, Luis, Carrión, José Antonio, Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar, Ferrusquía-Acosta, José, Lens, Sabela, Guerrero, Antonio, Falgà, Ángeles, Vizcarra, Pamela, Orts, Lara, Perez-Campuzano, Valeria, Shalaby, Sarah, Torres, Sonia, Baiges, Anna, Turon, Fanny, García-Pagán, Juan Carlos, García-Criado, Ángeles, Hernández-Gea, Virginia

“…Etiologic factor removal (ER) drives recompensation and improves portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Esophageal varices (EV) and portosystemic shunts (PSS) have…”
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with vascular liver diseases: Observations from a VALDIG multicenter study by Perez-Campuzano, Valeria, Rautou, Pierre-Emmanuel, Marjot, Thomas, Praktiknjo, Michael, Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar, Turco, Laura, Ibáñez-Samaniego, Luis, González-Alayón, Carlos, Puente, Ángela, Llop, Elba, Simón-Talero, Macarena, Álvarez-Navascués, Carmen, Reiberger, Thomas, Verhelst, Xavier, Tellez, Luis, Bergmann, Johanna Birte, Orts, Lara, Grassi, Giuseppe, Baiges, Anna, Audrey, Payance, Trebicka, Jonel, Villanueva, Candid, Morelli, Maria Cristina, Murray, Sam, Meacham, Georgina, Luetgehetmann, Marc, Schulze zur Wiesch, Julian, García-Pagán, Juan-Carlos, Barnes, Eleanor, Plessier, Aurélie, Hernández-Gea, Virginia

“…Patients with vascular liver diseases (VLD) are at higher risk of both severe courses of COVID-19 disease and thromboembolic events. The impact of SARS-CoV-2…”
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Impact of ornithine phenylacetate (OCR-002) in lowering plasma ammonia after upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhotic patients by Ventura-Cots, Meritxell, Concepción, Mar, Arranz, José Antonio, Simón-Talero, Macarena, Torrens, Maria, Blanco-Grau, Albert, Fuentes, Inma, Suñé, Pilar, Alvarado-Tapias, Edilmar, Gely, Cristina, Roman, Eva, Mínguez, Beatriz, Soriano, German, Genescà, Joan, Córdoba, Juan

“…Background: Ornithine phenylacetate (OP) has been proven effective in lowering ammonia plasma levels in animals, and to be well tolerated in cirrhotic…”
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Carvedilol reduces the risk of decompensation and mortality in patients with compensated cirrhosis in a competing-risk meta-analysis by Villanueva, Càndid, Torres, Ferran, Sarin, Shiv Kumar, Shah, Hasnain Ali, Tripathi, Dhiraj, Brujats, Anna, Rodrigues, Susana G., Bhardwaj, Ankit, Azam, Zahid, Hayes, Peter C., Jindal, Ankur, Abid, Shahab, Alvarado, Edilmar, Bosch, Jaume

“…Whether non-selective β-blockers can prevent decompensation of cirrhosis warrants clarification. Carvedilol might be particularly effective since its intrinsic…”
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β blockers to prevent decompensation of cirrhosis in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension (PREDESCI): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial by Villanueva, Càndid, Albillos, Agustín, Genescà, Joan, Garcia-Pagan, Joan C, Calleja, José L, Aracil, Carles, Bañares, Rafael, Morillas, Rosa M, Poca, María, Peñas, Beatriz, Augustin, Salvador, Abraldes, Juan G, Alvarado, Edilmar, Torres, Ferran, Bosch, Jaume

“…Clinical decompensation of cirrhosis is associated with poor prognosis. Clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH), defined by a hepatic venous pressure…”
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Lowering Portal Pressure Improves Outcomes of Patients With Cirrhosis, With or Without Ascites: A Meta-Analysis by Turco, Laura, Villanueva, Candid, La Mura, Vincenzo, García-Pagán, Juan Carlos, Reiberger, Thomas, Genescà, Joan, Groszmann, Roberto J., Sharma, Barjesh C., Merkel, Carlo, Bureau, Christophe, Alvarado, Edilmar, Abraldes, Juan Gonzalez, Albillos, Agustin, Bañares, Rafael, Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus, Augustin, Salvador, Sarin, Shiv K., Bosch, Jaime, García-Tsao, Guadalupe

“…In unselected patients with cirrhosis, those with reductions in hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) to below a defined threshold (responders) have a…”
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Addition of Simvastatin to Standard Therapy for the Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding Does Not Reduce Rebleeding but Increases Survival in Patients With Cirrhosis by Abraldes, Juan G, Villanueva, Candid, Aracil, Carles, Turnes, Juan, Hernandez-Guerra, Manuel, Genesca, Joan, Rodriguez, Manuel, Castellote, Jose, García-Pagán, Juan Carlos, Torres, Ferran, Calleja, Jose Luis, Albillos, Agustin, Bosch, Jaime

“…Background & Aims The combination of β-blockers and band ligation is the standard approach to prevent variceal rebleeding, but bleeding recurs and mortality is…”
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Rebleeding and mortality risk are increased by ACLF but reduced by pre-emptive TIPS by Trebicka, Jonel, Gu, Wenyi, Ibáñez-Samaniego, Luis, Hernández-Gea, Virginia, Pitarch, Carla, Garcia, Elisabet, Procopet, Bogdan, Giráldez, Álvaro, Amitrano, Lucio, Villanueva, Candid, Thabut, Dominique, Silva-Junior, Gilberto, Martinez, Javier, Genescà, Joan, Bureau, Cristophe, Llop, Elba, Laleman, Wim, Palazon, Jose Maria, Castellote, Jose, Rodrigues, Susanag, Gluud, Liselotte, Ferreira, Carlos Noronha, Barcelo, Rafael, Cañete, Nuria, Rodríguez, Manuel, Ferlitsch, Arnulf, Mundi, Jose Luis, Gronbaek, Henning, Hernández-Guerra, Manuel, Sassatelli, Romano, Dell'Era, Alessandra, Senzolo, Marco, Abraldes, Juan G., Romero-Gómez, Manuel, Zipprich, Alexander, Casas, Meritxell, Masnou, Helena, Primignani, Massimo, Weiss, Emmanuel, Catalina, Maria-Vega, Erasmus, Hans-Peter, Uschner, Frank Erhard, Schulz, Martin, Brol, Maximilian J., Praktiknjo, Michael, Chang, Johannes, Krag, Aleksander, Nevens, Frederik, Calleja, Jose Luis, Robic, Marie Angèle, Conejo, Irene, Albillos, Agustin, Rudler, Marika, Alvarado, Edilmar, Guardascione, Maria Anna, Tantau, Marcel, Bosch, Jaime, Torres, Ferran, Pavesi, Marco, Garcia-Pagán, Juan Carlos, Jansen, Christian, Bañares, Rafael

“…The relationship between acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is poorly understood. Specifically, the prevalence and…”
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