A randomized pilot trial of oral branched - chain amino acids in
early cirrhosis: validation using prognostic markers for pre-liver transplant status.
Not exact matches
«Although there is a high risk of progression to decompensated
cirrhosis and liver cancer among patients with advanced fibrosis, limiting access to people who have already progressed to late - stage disease as compared to treating
earlier to prevent these liver - related complications seems counter-intuitive as a public health strategy.»
«My group had been looking at the
early mechanical changes associated with liver fibrosis, which progresses to
cirrhosis, but then, by collaborating with Vivek, we started to wonder if these large scale changes in the architecture of the liver could have a mechanical basis and if something similar to what is seen in gels might be occurring in the liver.
«
Earlier studies regarding lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of alcoholic
cirrhosis reached opposite conclusions, for instance, whether a previous high level of alcohol amount predicted future risk, even after having cut down,» commented Dr. Askgaard.
Liver
cirrhosis must be diagnosed
early and the cause treated, but damage is rarely reversed.
This cutting edge technology points to possibilities of visualizing
early disease processes such as arthritis,
cirrhosis, cancer, and atherosclerosis.