Critical Illness Associated Fatal Hypoglycemia in a Nondiabetic Male by Amit Toor, Anika Toor, Mahesh Krishnamurthy

“…His critical illness on preexisting chronic kidney disease, previously undiagnosed alcoholic cirrhosis, and congestive heart failure led to a rare yet fatal consequence of refractory hypoglycemia. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Sleep Disturbance among Liver Diseases in Long-Term Transplant Survivors by Mamatha Bhat, Jonathan M Wyse, Erica Moodie, Peter Ghali, Nir Hilzenrat, Philip Wong, Marc Deschênes

“…BACKGROUND: Patients with cirrhosis are known to experience sleep disturbance, which negatively impacts health-related quality of life.…”
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Concomitant Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Horseshoe Kidney by Faraz Jaffer, Vijay Chandiramani

“…A patient with hepatitis C cirrhosis awaiting transplant presented with worsening liver dysfunction, diagnosed with acute renal failure secondary to hepatorenal syndrome, and required X-ray fluoroscopy guided tunneled venous catheter placement for hemodialysis. …”
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Rapid Development of Bleeding Esophageal Varices after Placement of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device by Kaushal Majmudar, Michael Northcutt, Robert Gordon, Claus J. Fimmel

“…We describe a patient with compensated cirrhosis and portal hypertension who underwent continuous flow LVAD implantation. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Clinical Approach and Review by Maitreyi Raman, Johane Allard

“…The spectrum of disease is variable, ranging from simple steatosis with benign prognosis, to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis, conferring increase in morbidity and mortality. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: The Current State of the Problem by G. V. Volynets, A. I. Khavkin, T. A. Skvortsova, V. V. Matkash

“…In cases of refractoriness to therapy and the disease progression to liver cirrhosis and its decompensation, liver transplantation is justified. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Competing Endogenous RNA Network Focusing on Long Noncoding RNA Involved in Cirrhotic Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yuli Zhang, Dinggui Chen, Miaomiao Yang, Xianfeng Qian, Chunmei Long, Zhongwei Zheng

“…A total of 74 lncRNAs, 36 intersection miRNAs, and 949 mRNAs were differentially expressed in cirrhotic HCC samples compared with cirrhosis samples. We constructed a ceRNA network, including 47 lncRNAs, 35 miRNAs, and 168 mRNAs. …”
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DNA Damage Sensor γ-H2AX Is Increased in Preneoplastic Lesions of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yasunobu Matsuda, Toshifumi Wakai, Masayuki Kubota, Mami Osawa, Masaaki Takamura, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Yutaka Aoyagi, Ayumi Sanpei, Shun Fujimaki

“…Moreover, γ-H2AX was significantly increased in nontumorous tissues of HCC as compared with liver cirrhosis without HCC (62.5±24.7%, from 5.1 to 96.0%, P<0.005). …”
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From the Cytoplasm into the Nucleus—Hepatitis B Virus Travel and Genome Repair by Johan Ringlander, Gustaf E. Rydell, Michael Kann

“…HBV is part of the hepadnaviridae family and one of the primary causes of acute and chronic liver infections, leading to conditions such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Understanding the intracellular transport and genome repair mechanisms of HBV is crucial for developing new drugs, which—in combination with immune modulators—may contribute to potential cures. …”
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Research Progress on the Mechanism of Acupuncture Treatment for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Bai Li, Li Fang

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents the most common chronic liver disease worldwide, ranging from simple steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Acupuncture is a long-established treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Atorvastatin in the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Murat Kiyici, Macit Gulten, Selim Gurel, Selim Giray Nak, Enver Dolar, Gursel Savci, Saduman Balaban Adim, Omer Yerci, Faruk Memik

“…BACKGROUND/AIMS: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a serious disorder with the potential to gradually progress to cirrhosis. It is generally associated with obesity, diabetes and hyperlipidemia. …”
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The Many Difficulties and Subtleties in the Cognitive Assessment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection by Jefferson Abrantes, Daniel Simplicio Torres, Carlos Eduardo Brandão – Mello

“…Often, patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) complain of cognitive impairment even before the development of hepatic cirrhosis, which they described as “brain fog.” Several studies have proposed a link between chronic HCV infection and the development of cognitive alterations, but the inclusion of confounding factors in their samples significantly limits the analysis of the results. …”
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Cortical laminar necrosis triggered by hepatic encephalopathy and post-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: Case report by Inas AL CHARE, Mickaël BONNAN

“…We report a 56-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis who presented with prolonged floor station, reduced alertness and left hemiplegia. …”
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Diagnostics of hepatocellular cancer: state-of-the-art by T. Yu. Danzanova, G. T. Sinyukova, P. I. Lepedatu

“…The radiology is described at accompanying cirrhosis, difficulty of small HCC detection. Radiological differential diagnostics of HCC should be carried out with dysplastic nodules. …”
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Role of TIPS in Improving Survival of Patients with Decompensated Liver Disease by Sundeep J. Punamiya, Deepak N. Amarapurkar

“…Liver cirrhosis is associated with higher morbidity and reduced survival with appearance of portal hypertension and resultant decompensation. …”
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Drug Therapy for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis-Induced Liver Fibrosis by D. V. Garbuzenko

“…Given a lack of approved antifibrotic therapies in NASH, several drugs have nevertheless demonstrated an adequate efficacy and safety in phase 3 clinical trials, also in compensated cirrhosis, which allows their practical validation in phase 4.Conclusion. …”
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Successful Treatment of Hepatoportal Arteriovenous Fistula by Transcatheter Embolization with Steel Coils by Taralyn D Picton, Lindsay Machan, Jennifer Davis, Hugh J Freeman, Urs P Steinbrecher

“…Portal hypertension is most commonly caused by increased intrahepatic resistance as a result of cirrhosis, but can also occur as a result of abnormally high portal bloodflow. …”
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Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Organ Injuries by Cheng Ji

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Update on Ppar𝜸 and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Gene P. Ables

“…Uninterrupted progression of hepatic lipid accumulation often leads to fatty liver disease and eventually cirrhosis. Insulin resistance is one of the characteristics of type 2 diabetes. …”
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Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication by Igor Dumic, Nikola Tankosic, Milica Stojkovic Lalosevic, Tamara Alempijevic

“…Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon condition usually associated with hypercoagulable states or liver cirrhosis. PVT due to sports-related injuries is rarely reported and, to the best of our knowledge, only two cases have been reported thus far. …”
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