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Interventional Cardiology
1 Mins
4 Jul 2019

Impact of Right Ventricular Dysfunction on Outcomes after Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Tricuspid Valve Repair: Results from the TRIVALVE Registry

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with right-heart venous congestion and reduced forward stroke volume, which contributes to renal dysfunction…
Hepatology
1 Mins
28 May 2019

The Role of Adipose Tissue in Metabolic and Cardiovascular Complications After Liver Transplantation

Metabolic and cardiovascular complications are an important burden in patients after liver transplantation (LT) for many reasons, including as a result…
Hepatology
1 Mins
28 May 2019

Efficacy of Oral Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist Lusutrombopag in Chronic Liver Disease by Underlying Disease Aetiology

Among patients with chronic liver disease (CLD), thrombocytopenia (TCP) is a frequent complication.1,2 Before invasive procedures and surgery in CLD…
Hepatology
2 Mins
28 May 2019

A Comparison of Currently Available Direct-Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Virus Therapy in Canada: On the Path to Elimination

As many as 250,000 Canadians are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection,1 and specific populations, such as people who use drugs (PWUD)…
Hepatology
2 Mins
28 May 2019

The NIACE Score: A Prognostic Indicator in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The NIACE score is an easy-to-calculate  prognostic score, and this study demonstrated that NIACE can distinguish between two subgroups with different…
Hepatology
2 Mins
28 May 2019

L-carnitine Could Be Beneficial in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients by Improving Choline Metabolism and Reducing Liver Biomarkers

This study investigated what effect L-carnitine supplementation could have on liver metabolites. In this study, the authors hypothesised that L-carnitine…
Hepatology
3 Mins
28 May 2019

miRNA-21 Ablation in Mice Protects Against Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis During Cholestasis

Gut microbiota play an important role in gut–liver axis homeostasis. The understanding of the gut–liver relationship is crucial for the advances of…
Hepatology
1 Mins
28 May 2019

The Good Use of Paracetamol: Prospective Assessment of the Knowledge of Prescribers, Pharmacists, Care Providers, and Students in a University Medical Centre

The knowledge regarding the proper use of paracetamol is insufficient for the maximum chronic dosage, the risk of paracetamol hepatotoxicity…