Bilirubin, the byproduct of hemoprotein breakdown, particularly hemoglobin, is a critical marker in diagnosing, prognosing, ...

Roughly half as many patients with cirrhosis in remission from overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) experienced a breakthrough ...

Portal hypertension is an abnormal increase in blood pressure defined clinically as hepatic venous pressure gradient 5 mmHg in the hepatic portal vein system. Causes of portal hypertension ...

Rifaximin monotherapy reduces risk for breakthrough OHE episode and results in a lower mortality rate than lactulose monotherapy. HealthDay News — For patients with a history of overt hepatic ...

Hepatitis is a disease that causes inflammation and destruction of hepatocytes ... causing bleeding in severe cases, and hepatic encephalopathy (mixed water) can also occur at the end of the year.

Hepatic encephalopathy is a severe complication ... and has highlighted the importance of the nutritional status. Ammonia causes neurotransmitter abnormalities and induces injury to astrocytes ...

In the previous section, we analyzed paradigms that have evolved from experimental models. Clinical observations support the role of such pathophysiological mechanisms. As a consequence of the ...

median time to a new decompensation event (e.g., hepatic encephalopathy) was 2.5 months for patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Some of these cases occurred in patients with decompensated cirrhosis ...