Dysmetabolism, Diabetes and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Cured of Chronic Hepatitis C: A Real‐Life Cohort Study

Luca Valenti, Serena Pelusi, Alessio Aghemo, Sara Gritti, Luisa Pasulo, Cristiana Bianco, Claudia Iegri, Giuliana Cologni, Elisabetta Degasperi, Roberta D’Ambrosio, Paolo Poggio, Alessandro Soria, Massimo Puoti, Isabella Carderi, Marie Graciella Pigozzi, Canio Carriero, Angiola Spinetti, Valentina Zuccaro, Massimo Memoli, Alessia Giorgini, Mauro Viganò, Maria Grazia Rumi, Tiziana Re, Ombretta Spinelli, Maria Chiara Colombo, Tiziana Quirino, Barbara Menzaghi, Gianpaolo Lorini, Angelo Pan, Antonella D’Arminio Monforte, Elisabetta Buscarini, Aldo Autolitano, Paolo Bonfanti, Natalia Terreni, Gi

Outcome of Extended Right Lobe Liver Transplantations

Vladimir J. Lozanovski, Christian Unterrainer, Bernd Döhler, Caner Süsal, Arianeb Mehrabi – 21 November 2021 – Split‐liver transplantation offers a solution to the organ shortage problem. However, the outcomes of extended right lobe liver transplantation (ERLT) and whether it is a suitable alternative to full‐size liver transplantation (FSLT) remain controversial. We compared the outcomes of ERLT and FSLT in adult recipients of 43,409 first deceased donor liver transplantations using Cox regression.

Blood Pressure Variability Early After Liver Transplantation Predicts Long‐Term Mortality

Katie Truitt, Kevin Chen, Yuichiro Yano, Dyanna L. Gregory, Lisa B. VanWagner – 21 November 2021 – Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality after liver transplantation (LT). Elevated blood pressure (BP) in LT recipients (LTRs) is associated with increased cardiovascular events (CVEs) and decreased survival. Increased visit‐to‐visit BP variability in the general population is associated with adverse outcomes. Whether BP variability is associated with adverse outcomes in LTRs is unknown.

A Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography Metric of Intrahepatic Biliary Dilatation Severity Detects High‐Risk Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Emmanuel A. Selvaraj, Ahmed Ba‐Ssalamah, Sarah Poetter‐Lang, Gerard R. Ridgway, J. Michael Brady, Jane Collier, Emma L. Culver, Adam Bailey, Michael Pavlides – 20 November 2021 – Magnetic resonance imaging with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRI‐MRCP) in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is currently based on qualitative assessment and has high interobserver variability. We investigated the utility and performance of quantitative metrics derived from a three‐dimensional biliary analysis tool in adult patients with PSC.

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Marc G. Ghany, Wendy C. King, Mauricio Lisker‐Melman, Anna S. F. Lok, Norah Terrault, Harry L. A. Janssen, Mandana Khalili, Raymond T. Chung, William M. Lee, Daryl T. Y. Lau, Gavin A. Cloherty, Richard K. Sterling – 19 November 2021

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