Portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis: Risk stratification, diagnosis, and management: 2016 practice guidance by the American Association for the study of liver diseases

Child-Turcotte-Pugh Class is Best at Stratifying Risk in Variceal Hemorrhage

(2017) Brett E. Fortune et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Effects of Eradicating Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients With Cirrhosis Differ With Stage of Portal Hypertension

(2016) Vito Di Marco et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Statins Are Associated With a Decreased Risk of Decompensation and Death in Veterans With Hepatitis C–Related Compensated Cirrhosis

(2016) Arpan Mohanty et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Addition of Simvastatin to Standard Therapy for the Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding Does Not Reduce Rebleeding but Increases Survival in Patients With Cirrhosis

(2016) Juan G. Abraldes et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

EUS-guided treatment of gastric fundal varices with combined injection of coils and cyanoacrylate glue: a large U.S. experience over 6 years (with video)

(2016) Yasser M. Bhat et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Esophageal balloon tamponade versus esophageal stent in controlling acute refractory variceal bleeding: A multicenter randomized, controlled trial

(2016) Àngels Escorsell et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Nonselective β-blockers do not affect mortality in cirrhosis patients with ascites: Post Hoc analysis of three randomized controlled trials with 1198 patients

(2016) Lars Bossen et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Keep the sick from harm in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Dose of beta blockers matters

(2016) Bjørn Stæhr Madsen et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Treatment with non-selective beta blockers is associated with reduced severity of systemic inflammation and improved survival of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

(2016) Rajeshwar P. Mookerjee et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Effect of propranolol on survival in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: a nationwide study based Danish patient registers

(2016) Ulrich C. Bang et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Antifibrotic Therapies: Where Are We Now?

(2016) Young Yoon et al.   SEMINARS IN LIVER DISEASE

Endoscopic Band Ligation Versus Pharmacological Therapy for Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis: A Meta-Analysis

(2016) Lan Li et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Factors impacting physicians’ decisions to prevent variceal hemorrhage

(2015) Kathleen Yan et al.   BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY

Risk of Bacterial Infection in Patients With Cirrhosis and Acute Variceal Hemorrhage, Based on Child–Pugh Class, and Effects of Antibiotics

(2015) Puneeta Tandon et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Magnetic resonance elastography for staging liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a diagnostic accuracy systematic review and individual participant data pooled analysis

(2015) Siddharth Singh et al.   EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Prevention of Rebleeding From Esophageal Varices in Patients With Cirrhosis Receiving Small-Diameter Stents Versus Hemodynamically Controlled Medical Therapy

(2015) Tilman Sauerbruch et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Covered transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt versus endoscopic therapy + β-blocker for prevention of variceal rebleeding

(2015) I. Lisanne Holster et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Development of hyperdynamic circulation and response to β-blockers in compensated cirrhosis with portal hypertension

(2015) Càndid Villanueva et al.   HEPATOLOGY

The Epidemiology of Cirrhosis in the United States

(2015) Steven Scaglione et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Evolution in the understanding of the pathophysiological basis of portal hypertension: How changes in paradigm are leading to successful new treatments

(2015) Jaume Bosch et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Real-time shear-wave elastography: Applicability, reliability and accuracy for clinically significant portal hypertension

(2015) Bogdan Procopet et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Vascular Plug–Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for the Treatment of Gastric Varices and Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Prospective Multicenter Study

(2015) Dong Il Gwon et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Liver stiffness plus platelet count can be used to exclude high-risk oesophageal varices

(2015) Nik S. Ding et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Prospective Comparison of Spleen and Liver Stiffness by Using Shear-Wave and Transient Elastography for Detection of Portal Hypertension in Cirrhosis

(2015) Laure Elkrief et al.   RADIOLOGY

Systematic review with meta-analysis: the haemodynamic effects of carvedilol compared with propranolol for portal hypertension in cirrhosis

(2014) E. Sinagra et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Early-TIPSS placement prevents rebleeding in high-risk patients with variceal bleeding, without improving survival

(2014) M. Rudler et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Competing risks and prognostic stages of cirrhosis: a 25-year inception cohort study of 494 patients

(2014) G. D'Amico et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Gastric and Ectopic Varices

(2014) Zachary Henry et al.   Clinics in Liver Disease

Endovascular Management of Gastric Varices

(2014) Wael E. Saad   Clinics in Liver Disease

Endoscopic Therapy with 2-Octyl-cyanoacrylate for the Treatment of Gastric Varices

(2014) Arslan Kahloon et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Nonselective β Blockers Increase Risk for Hepatorenal Syndrome and Death in Patients With Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

(2014) Mattias Mandorfer et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Non-selective β-blockers are associated with improved survival in patients with ascites listed for liver transplantation

(2014) Joanna A Leithead et al.   GUT

Lack of difference among terlipressin, somatostatin, and octreotide in the control of acute gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage

(2014) Yeon Seok Seo et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Multicentre randomised controlled study comparing carvedilol with variceal band ligation in the prevention of variceal rebleeding

(2014) Adrian J. Stanley et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Spleen stiffness measurement can predict clinical complications in compensated HCV-related cirrhosis: A prospective study

(2014) Antonio Colecchia et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO) for the Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Variceal Bleeding: Preliminary Results

(2014) Edward W Lee et al.   Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

A MELD-Based Model to Determine Risk of Mortality Among Patients With Acute Variceal Bleeding

(2013) Enric Reverter et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Tissue adhesives: cyanoacrylate glue and fibrin sealant

(2013) Yasser M. Bhat et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Rebleeding prophylaxis improves outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. A multicenter case-control study

(2013) Cristina Ripoll et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Role of magnetic resonance elastography in compensated and decompensated liver disease

(2013) Sumeet K. Asrani et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Detection of early portal hypertension with routine data and liver stiffness in patients with asymptomatic liver disease: A prospective study

(2013) Salvador Augustin et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Carvedilol vs. esophageal variceal band ligation in the primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage: A multicentre randomized controlled trial

(2013) Hasnain Ali Shah et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Drugs plus ligation to prevent rebleeding in cirrhosis: an updated systematic review

(2013) Angela Puente et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

(2013) Càndid Villanueva et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Meta-analysis: vasoactive medications for the management of acute variceal bleeds

(2012) M. Wells et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Gastric Varices: Is There a Role for Endoscopic Cyanoacrylates, or Are We Entering the BRTO Era?

(2012) Stephen Caldwell   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Development of Ascites in Compensated Cirrhosis With Severe Portal Hypertension Treated With β-Blockers

(2012) Virginia Hernández-Gea et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The Effectiveness of Current Acute Variceal Bleed Treatments in Unselected Cirrhotic Patients: Refining Short-Term Prognosis and Risk Factors

(2012) Lucio Amitrano et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Patients Whose First Episode of Bleeding Occurs While Taking a β-Blocker Have High Long-term Risks of Rebleeding and Death

(2012) Andrea Ribeiro de Souza et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Measurement of Spleen Stiffness to Evaluate Portal Hypertension and the Presence of Esophageal Varices in Patients With HCV-Related Cirrhosis

(2012) Antonio Colecchia et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Elastography, Spleen Size, and Platelet Count Identify Portal Hypertension in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis

(2012) Annalisa Berzigotti et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Measurement of Spleen Stiffness by Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging Identifies Cirrhotic Patients With Esophageal Varices

(2012) Yoshitaka Takuma et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Carvedilol for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with haemodynamic non-response to propranolol

(2012) Thomas Reiberger et al.   GUT

Early primary prophylaxis with beta-blockers does not prevent the growth of small esophageal varices in cirrhosis: a randomized controlled trial

(2012) Shiv Kumar Sarin et al.   Hepatology International

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Predicts In-Hospital Mortality From Acute Variceal Hemorrhage Among Patients With Cirrhosis

(2012) Ashwani Kumar Singal et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Randomized, controlled trial of carvedilol versus nadolol plus isosorbide mononitrate for the prevention of variceal rebleeding

(2012) Gin-Ho Lo et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Efficacy of non-selective β-blockers as adjunct to endoscopic prophylactic treatment for gastric variceal bleeding: A randomized controlled trial

(2012) Hung-Hsu Hung et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Use of early-TIPS for high-risk variceal bleeding: Results of a post-RCT surveillance study

(2012) Juan Carlos Garcia-Pagán et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Regression of cirrhosis during treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for chronic hepatitis B: a 5-year open-label follow-up study

(2012) Patrick Marcellin et al.   LANCET

Prognostic indicators of survival in patients with compensated and decompensated cirrhosis

(2012) Alexander Zipprich et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Transient elastography: a meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy in evaluation of portal hypertension in chronic liver disease

(2012) Ke-Qing Shi et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices: Concept, Basic Techniques, and Outcomes

(2012) Wael Saad   SEMINARS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Meta-analysis: antibiotic prophylaxis for cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding - an updated Cochrane review

(2011) N. C. Chavez-Tapia et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Obesity is an independent risk factor for clinical decompensation in patients with cirrhosis

(2011) Annalisa Berzigotti et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Liver stiffness accurately predicts portal hypertension related complications in patients with chronic liver disease: A prospective study

(2011) Marie Angèle Robic et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Beta-blockers cause paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites: A cross-over study

(2011) Thomas Sersté et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Non invasive evaluation of portal hypertension using transient elastography

(2011) Laurent Castera et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Ultraschall bei Pfortaderhochdruck – Teil 1

(2011) A. Berzigotti et al.   ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN

Variations of Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO): Balloon-occluded Antegrade Transvenous Obliteration (BATO) and Alternative/Adjunctive Routes for BRTO

(2011) Wael E. A. Saad et al.   SEMINARS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Meta-analysis: isosorbide-mononitrate alone or with either beta-blockers or endoscopic therapy for the management of oesophageal varices

(2010) L. L. Gluud et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

A Liver Stiffness Measurement-Based, Noninvasive Prediction Model for High-Risk Esophageal Varices in B-Viral Liver Cirrhosis

(2010) Beom Kyung Kim et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection versus  -blocker for secondary prophylaxis of gastric variceal bleed: a randomised controlled trial

(2010) S. R. Mishra et al.   GUT

Deleterious effects of beta-blockers on survival in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites

(2010) Thomas Sersté et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Revising consensus in portal hypertension: Report of the Baveno V consensus workshop on methodology of diagnosis and therapy in portal hypertension

(2010) Roberto de Franchis   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Primary prophylaxis of gastric variceal bleeding comparing cyanoacrylate injection and beta-blockers: A randomized controlled trial

(2010) Smruti Ranjan Mishra et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Early Use of TIPS in Patients with Cirrhosis and Variceal Bleeding

(2010) Juan Carlos García-Pagán et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Predicting Mortality Risk in Patients With Compensated HCV-Induced Cirrhosis: A Long-Term Prospective Study

(2009) Savino Bruno et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Predicting Early Mortality After Acute Variceal Hemorrhage Based on Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

(2009) Salvador Augustin et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Acute Hemodynamic Response to β-Blockers and Prediction of Long-term Outcome in Primary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding

(2009) Càndid Villanueva et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Simvastatin Lowers Portal Pressure in Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2009) Juan G. Abraldes et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Weight-Related Effects on Disease Progression in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis Trial

(2009) James E. Everhart et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Randomized controlled trial of carvedilol versus variceal band ligation for the prevention of the first variceal bleed

(2009) Dhiraj Tripathi et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Now there are many (stages) where before there was one: In search of a pathophysiological classification of cirrhosis

(2009) Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao et al.   HEPATOLOGY

The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in the management of portal hypertension: Update 2009

(2009) Thomas D. Boyer et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Hepatic venous pressure gradient predicts development of hepatocellular carcinoma independently of severity of cirrhosis

(2009) Cristina Ripoll et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Prognostic value of acute hemodynamic response to i.v. propranolol in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension

(2009) Vincenzo La Mura et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Spleen Enlargement on Follow-Up Evaluation: A Noninvasive Predictor of Complications of Portal Hypertension in Cirrhosis

(2008) Annalisa Berzigotti et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding-Unresolved issues. Summary of an American Association for the study of liver diseases and European Association for the study of the liver single-topic conference

(2008) Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Recombinant factor VIIa for variceal bleeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis: A randomized, controlled trial

(2008) Jaime Bosch et al.   HEPATOLOGY

New abdominal collaterals at ultrasound: A clue of progression of portal hypertension

(2007) A. Berzigotti et al.   DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE

Hepatic venous pressure gradient and prognosis in patients with acute variceal bleeding treated with pharmacologic and endoscopic therapy

(2007) Juan G. Abraldes et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY