To expand on the work of previous meetings, a virtual Baveno VII workshop was organised
for October 2021. Among patients with compensated cirrhosis or compensated advanced …

Background Chemoembolization (TACE) improves survival in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). The optimal schedule, or whether embolization (TAE) alone gives …

Background Alcoholic hepatitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by jaundice and liver
impairment that occurs in patients with a history of heavy and prolonged alcohol use. The short-…

Background FLT180a (verbrinacogene setparvovec) is a liver-directed adeno-associated
virus (AAV) gene therapy that uses a synthetic capsid and a gain-of-function protein to …

Background Nonselective beta-adrenergic blockers decrease portal pressure and prevent
variceal hemorrhage. Their effectiveness in preventing varices is unknown. Methods We …

Background & Aims: Our aim was to identify predictors of clinical decompensation (defined
as the development of ascites, variceal hemorrhage [VH], or hepatic encephalopathy [HE]) in …

These updated guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage have been
commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) of the British Society of …

Importance Persons with immune dysfunction have a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes.
However, these patients were largely excluded from SARS-CoV-2 vaccine clinical trials…

Background Cytomegalovirus end-organ disease can be prevented by giving ganciclovir
when viraemia is detected in allograft recipients. Values of viral load correlate with …

Bacterial infection is frequently diagnosed in cirrhotic patients with variceal hemorrhage.
The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of failure to control bleeding in cirrhotic …