Search Results - "Cirrhosis"

The epidemiology of cirrhosis and abnormal liver function in the general population of the UK by Fleming, Catherine Mary

“…To estimate the incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis in the population of the UK 2. To describe the mortality associated with cirrhosis compared with the general population and the disease progression of cirrhosis 3. …”
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Patient understanding of liver cirrhosis and improvement using multimedia education by Goldsworthy, Matthew A., Fateen, Waleed, Thygesen, Helene, Aldersley, Mark A., Rowe, Ian A., Jones, Rebecca L.

“…Objective: For patients to engage with the long-term management of liver cirrhosis, sufficient understanding of their condition is essential. …”
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Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate patients with liver cirrhosis by Scott, Robert A.D.

“…Most morbidity and mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis results from the development and progression of portal hypertension, characterised by increased intrahepatic resistance and splanchnic vasodilatation. …”
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Liver ultrasound does not accurately predict transient elastography diagnosed cirrhosis by Ranaweera, C., Ayonrinde, Oyekoya, Mollison, L., Galhenage, S., Olynyk, John

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Liver cirrhosis in England--an observational study: are we measuring its burden occurrence correctly? by Ratib, Sonia, West, Joe, Fleming, Kate M.

Subjects: “…Liver cirrhosis…”
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Multi organ assessment of compensated cirrhosis patients using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging by Bradley, Christopher R., Cox, Eleanor F., Scott, Robert A., James, Martin W., Kaye, Philip, Aithal, Guruprasad P., Francis, Susan T., Guha, Indra Neil

Subjects: “…Compensated Cirrhosis…”
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Occurrence of liver cirrhosis in England, a cohort study, 1998-2009: a comparison with cancer by Ratib, Sonia, West, Joe, Crooks, Colin J., Fleming, Kate M.

“…OBJECTIVES: There is no routine registration of the occurrence of newly diagnosed cases of cirrhosis in the United Kingdom. This study seeks to determine precise estimates and trends of the incidence of cirrhosis in England, and directly compare these figures with those for the 20 most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United Kingdom. …”
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Aetiologies of liver cirrhosis among adult patients attending a hepatology clinic at Selangor, Malaysia by Chieng, Jin Yu, Pan, Yan, Liew, Chiat Fong, Mazawawi Muhammad, Syed Anas Tamamulqomar Said Abu Hassan

“…Liver cirrhosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Outcomes after successful direct acting antiviral therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C and decompensated cirrhosis by Cheung, Michelle C.M., Walker, Alex J., Hudson, Benjamin E., Verma, Suman, McLauchlan, John, Mutimer, David J., Brown, Ashley, Gelson, William T.H., MacDonald, Douglas C., Agarwal, Kosh, Foster, Graham R., Irving, William L.

Subjects: “…Hepatitis C virus; Sofosbuvir; Ledipasvir; Daclatasvir; Decompensated cirrhosis; MELD score…”
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Cohort study of the impact of direct acting antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C and decompensated cirrhosis by Foster, Graham R., Irving, William L., Cheung, Michelle C.M., Walker, Alex J., Hudson, Benjamin E., Verma, Suman, McLauchlan, John, Mutimer, David J., Brown, Ashley, Gelson, William T.H., MacDonald, Douglas C., Agarwal, Kosh

“…We compared outcomes in treated and untreated patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Methods: Patients with HCV and decompensated cirrhosis or at risk of irreversible disease were treated in an Expanded Access Programme (EAP) in 2014. …”
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Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among individuals with different aetiologies of cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study by West, Joe, Card, Timothy R., Aithal, Guruprasad P., Fleming, Kate M.

Subjects: “…Epidemiology; Cancer; Cirrhosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Incidence; Alcohol; Cryptogenic; Chronic viral hepatitis…”
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All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study by Fleming, Kate M., Aithal, Guruprasad P., Card, Tim R., West, Joe

“…Background: Mortality due to cirrhosis has tripled over the last 30 years in the UK. …”
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The PAHA Model - an alternative non-invasive predictor of liver cirrhosis in patients with chornic hepatitis B infection. by Ayonrinde, O., Olynyk, John

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Causes of death in people with liver cirrhosis in England compared to the general population: a population-based cohort study by Ratib, Sonia, Fleming, Kate M., Crooks, Colin J., Walker, Alex J., West, Joe

Subjects: “…Cirrhosis…”
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Hip fracture risk in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: a population-based study using English and Danish data by Otete, Harmony E., Deleuran, T., Fleming, Kate M., Card, Timothy R., Aithal, Guruprasad P., Jepsen, P., West, Joe

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SOX9 predicts progression towards cirrhosis in patients while its loss protects against liver fibrosis by Athwal, Varinder S., Pritchett, James, Llewellyn, Jessica, Martin, Katherine, Camacho, Elizabeth, Raza, Sayyid M.A., Phythian-Adams, Alexander, Birchall, Lindsay J., Mullan, Aoibheann F., Su, Kim, Pearmain, Laurence, Dolman, Grace, Zaitoun, Abed M., Friedman, Scott L., MacDonald, Andrew, Irving, William L., Guha, Indra N., Hanley, Neil A., Hanley, Karen Piper

“…In this study we show the prevalence of SOX9 in biopsies from patients with chronic liver disease correlated with fibrosis severity and accurately predicted disease progression towards cirrhosis. Inactivation of Sox9 in mice protected against both parenchymal and biliary fibrosis, improved liver function and ameliorated chronic inflammation. …”
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Peak inflammation in atherosclerosis, primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune arthritis is counter-intuitively associated with regulatory T cell enrichment by Garetto, S., Trovato, A., Lleo, A., Sala, F., Martini, E., Betz, A., Norata, Giuseppe, Invernizzi, P., Kallikourdis, M.

“…We examined models of three different diseases caused by organ-specific autoimmune responses: primary biliary cirrhosis, atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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1 and 5 year survival estimates for people with cirrhosis of the liver in England, 1998–2009: a large population study by Ratib, Sonia, Fleming, Kate M., Crooks, Colin J., Aithal, Guru P., West, Joe

Subjects: “…cirrhosis…”
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Sex and age differences in the early identification and treatment of alcohol use: a population-based study of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis by Otete, Harmony E., Orton, Elizabeth, West, Joe, Fleming, Kate M.

Subjects: “…Alcohol interventions alcoholic cirrhosis primary care secondary care…”
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A validation study of the CirCom comorbidity score in an English cirrhosis population using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink by Crooks, Colin J., West, Joe, Jepson, Peter

Subjects: “…cirrhosis…”
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