Currently, the only effective treatment for end-stage liver disease is transplantation. However, there is a dearth of organs available for transplantation. Patients may have to wait from 30 days ...

Drinking alcohol significantly increases the risk of advanced liver disease in people with diabetes, high blood pressure, or ...

Health experts may classify cirrhosis into two clinical stages: compensated cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis. The main difference between the two is the liver’s ability to function.

[10] The well-recognized hyperdynamic circulation in cirrhosis leads to a systematic vasodilatation and to an expanded intravascular blood volume. As a direct effect, a higher heart blood volume ...

"There is nothing in this world that can help other than getting a liver transplant. It’s not really an option for a live ...

End-stage liver disease is associated with disruptions in gut microbiota composition and function, which may facilitate ...

"That durable weight loss was sufficient to prevent the progression of compensated cirrhosis to end-stage liver disease," the study authors noted. One potential implication of the study is that ...

Additionally, serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels and the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and MELD-Na scores were also measured. The combination of plasma levels of NfL, GFAP, tau ...