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Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2015, Vol 14, Issue 6
Abstract
Authors and Affiliations
James Tabibian, Nancy Aguilar-Olivos, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
James Tabibian, Nancy Aguilar-Olivos, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Hospital performance reports based on severity adjusted mortality rates in patients with cirrhosis depend on the method of risk adjustment
Background. Hospital outcome report cards are used to judge provider performance, including for liver transplantation. We aimed to determine the impact of the choice of risk adjustment method on hospital rankings based...
Rhabdomyolysis in a hepatitis C virus infected patient treated with telaprevir and simvastatin
A 46-year old man with a chronic hepatitis C virus infection received triple therapy with ribavirin, pegylated interferon and telaprevir. The patient also received simvastatin. One month after starting the antiviral ther...
Protective effect of four Mexican plants against CCl[sub]4[/sub]-induced damage on the Huh7 human hepatoma cell line
Background. Centaurea americana, Krameria ramosissima, Juglans mollis and Turnera diffusa are used by traditional healers in the northeastern region of Mexico to protect against liver damage. However, the hepatoprotectiv...
Development of steatohepatitis in Ob/Ob mice is dependent on Toll-like receptor 4
Background and aim. The etiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression, and why some patients develop non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) vs. uncomplicated NAFLD, is not well understood. Obesity and N...
Fibrogenic/Angiogenic Linker for Non-Invasive Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis Staging in Chronic Hepatitis C Among Egyptian Patients
Background and rationale for the study. Liver biopsy is the golden standard for staging liver fibrosis, but it may be accompanied by complications. Because of this complication, the aim of this study is to evaluate a sim...