Zobair Younossi, Francesco Negro, Lawrence Serfaty, Stanislas Pol, Moises Diago, Stefan Zeuzem, Pietro Andreone, Eric J. Lawitz, Stuart Roberts, Roberto Focaccia, Graham R. Foster, Andrzej Horban, Isabelle Lonjon‐Domanec, Bruce Coate, Ralph DeMasi, Gaston Picchio, James Witek – 4 April 2013 – Baseline homeostasis model assessment‐estimated insulin resistance (HOMA‐IR), a marker for insulin resistance, has been associated with poor virologic response to peginterferon alpha/ribavirin (PR) in chronic hepatitis C.

Dawn M. Torres, Stephen A. Harrison – 4 April 2013

Milan J. Sonneveld, Bettina E. Hansen, Teerha Piratvisuth, Ji‐Dong Jia, Stefan Zeuzem, Edward Gane, Yun‐Fan Liaw, Qing Xie, E. Jenny Heathcote, Henry L.‐Y. Chan, Harry L.A. Janssen – 2 April 2013 – On‐treatment levels of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) may predict response to peginterferon (PEG‐IFN) therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB), but previously proposed prediction rules have shown limited external validity. We analyzed 803 HBeAg‐positive patients treated with PEG‐IFN in three global studies with available HBsAg measurements.

Chia‐Yen Dai, Wan‐Long Chuang, Ming‐Lung Yu – 2 April 2013

Edmondo Falleti, Carlo Fabris, Pierluigi Toniutto – 2 April 2013

Nicolas Poté, Theodore Alexandrov, Julie Le Faouder, Samira Laouirem, Thibaut Léger, Mouniya Mebarki, Jacques Belghiti, Jean‐Michel Camadro, Pierre Bedossa, Valérie Paradis – 2 April 2013 – Microvascular invasion (MiVI) is a major risk factor in postoperative tumor recurrence and mortality in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Unfortunately, this histological feature is usually missed by liver biopsy because of limited sampling, and MiVI is commonly detected only after surgery and examination of the full resected specimen.

Waqas Qureshi, Chetan Mittal, Umair Ahmad, Zaid Alirhayim, Syed Hassan, Sophia Qureshi, Fatima Khalid – 2 April 2013 – Objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate preoperative predictors of systolic and diastolic heart failure in patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) and (2) to describe the prognostic implications of systolic and diastolic heart failure in these patients. The onset of heart failure after orthotopic LT remains poorly understood. Data were obtained for all LT recipients between January 2000 and December 2010.

Naina Shah, Montserrat Montes de Oca, Maria Jover‐Cobos, Ken‐ichi Tanamoto, Masashi Muroi, Kei‐ichi Sugiyama, Nathan A. Davies, Rajeshwar P. Mookerjee, Dipok Kumar Dhar, Rajiv Jalan – 2 April 2013 – Strategies for the prevention of multiorgan dysfunction (MOD) in acetaminophen (APAP)‐induced acute liver failure (ALF) are an unmet need.

Steven J. Weintraub, Jaquelyn F. Fleckenstein, Tony N. Marion, Margaret A. Madey – 2 April 2013

Siegfredo Paloyo, Seigo Nishida, Ji Fan, Akin Tekin, Gennaro Selvaggi, David Levi, Andreas Tzakis – 30 March 2013 – Portal vein thrombosis remains to be a challenging issue during liver transplantation even with the acquisition of innovative surgical techniques and years of experience. Most frequently, an initial eversion thromboendovenectomy is performed and depending on the extent of thrombosis and intraoperative findings, further revascularization options include venous jump grafts, portocaval hemitransposition, renoportal anastomosis or portal vein arterialization.