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Transplants
2007
Dec
Nexavar First FDA-Approved Drug Therapy for Liver Cancer
Change in Liver Transplant Criteria Reduced Waiting List Deaths
Invention Offers Sick Livers a Well-Needed Rest
HCV Treatment Aided by New Platelet-Boosting Drug
Nov
From The : 58th Annual Nov 2007 AASLD Meeting
Information on allocation of livers, recurrent HCV after transplantation, treatment of HCV before and after liver transplantation, post transplantation disease progression, and long term outcomes after liver transplantation
· Allocation/General
o 611. Development of a UK Score for Patients with End-stage Liver Disease
· Allocation/MELD
o 552. MELD-Na is superior to other organ allocation systems (updated November 5, 2007)
o 564. Implementation of a liver allocation system based on MELD score in three transplant centers of the same city. Can the score differences be solved? (updated November 5, 2007)
o 603. Long Term Outcomes Of Liver Transplantation In A High-MELD Cohort
· General
o 521. Chronic hepatitis E : a new entity in organ transplant patients (updated November 4, 2007)
o 527. Comparison between hepatic elasticity measurements (Fibroscan®) and liver biopsy in patients transplanted for HCV cirrhosis (updated November 4, 2007)
o 533. High Prevalence of Glomerulonephritis in Patients with End-stage HCV-induced Cirrhosis (updated November 4, 2007)
o 561. Combined liver heart transplantation in the United States (updated November 5, 2007)
o 576. Sexual dysfunction before and after liver transplantation (LT)
o 589. Pre-transplant variables predict qualify of life in liver transplant recipients
o 602. The Readability of Health Education Materials for Liver Transplant Patients (updated November 5, 2007)
o 621. Use of Donation-after-Cardiac-Death (DCD) Donors for Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation
Imaging May Help Diagnose Hepatic Encephalopathy
Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
Propranolol Better First-Line Prophylaxis Than Ligation for Variceal Bleeding
Researching Cure For Liver Cirrhosis
Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy Associated With Increased Traffic Accidents
Propranolol Better First-Line Prophylaxis Than Ligation for Variceal Bleeding
Continue reading "The First Liver Transplant to Erase Hepatitis C"
Driving With Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: Real World Consequences?
Symptoms of Liver Disease & Risk Factors for Upper GI Bleeding
Prevention of Variceal Bleeding in Candidates Awaiting Liver Transplantation
Outcomes after Liver Re-transplantation in Patients with Recurrent Chronic Hepatitis C
Coffee Consumption May Reduce the Risk of Liver Cancer
Sodium Levels Can Help Predict Outcomes before and after Liver Transplantation
Bishop of Athens to Undergo Liver Transplant
Rare Liver Transplant with Child is Successful
Calderdale liver disease warning
Liver transplants one step closer
Strategies for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Treatment of Recurrent Hepatitis C in Liver Transplant Recipients
Natural History of Hepatitis C in Patients with Severe Liver Fibrosis
Hepatitis C Treatment in Liver Transplant Recipients
'Virtual Patient' To Simulate Real-time Organ Motions For Radiation Therapy
New acute liver failure research from University of Texas, Department of Internal Medicine outlined
Special Hepatic Issues and Populations: Expert Analysis From EASL
International Registry Planned for Live Donor Transplant Outcomes
Clinical course of hepatitis C virus infection in renal transplant recipients.
DDW: Hepatitis C Patients Benefit with New Livers from HCV ...
HCV patients survival after liver transplantation is not improving
recipients.Pegylated Interferon/ribavirin Therapy Results in Low SVR Rates after Liver Transplantation in HIV-HCV Coinfected Patients
Interferon Gamma Does Not Reverse Fibrosis in Hepatitis C Patients with Advanced Liver Disease
Heavy Alcohol Use Worsens Disease Progression in Women with Chronic Hepatitis C
Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Patients
Cancer’s Silver Lining
Improving Quality Of Life For Patients With Cirrhosis
Most Americans Don't Understand Acetaminophen Dangers
Older donor allografts are associated with poor patient survival after living do
Liver transplant: Treating end-stage liver disease
Recurrent disease after liver transplantation. A therapeutic dilemma or treatable?
Selective Use of Older Adults in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Nontransplantation of Livers from Deceased Donors Who Are Able to Donate Another