News about Cirrhosis
LiverHope: a European project for improving the approach to cirrhosis of the liver
The consortium has begun the second clinical trial to evaluate the efficiency of the combined treatment of simvastatin and the antibiotic rifaximin...
Prophylactic transfusions of blood products do not prevent bleeding following endoscopic treatment of oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis
This analysis, the largest conducted to date and led by Hospital Clínic–IDIBAPS researchers, provides evidence of the inefficacy of this therapeuti...
Alterations in mitochondrial metabolism: A distinctive sign of advanced liver disease
A study carried out entirely at the Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS has determined that mitochondrial function in the metabolism of white blood cells is...
28 July, World Hepatitis Day: The generalisation of oral antivirals means that admissions due to complications associated with hepatitis C will be anecdotal in a few years
A study conducted by researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the CIBEREHD that has been published by the Journal of Hepatology shows that...
The Clínic-IDIBAPS participates in the international guidelines for the management of ascites, kidney infections and the renal complications of liver cirrhosis
Professionals from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and CIBEREHD participated in the preparation of the international guidelines produced by the America...
Factors related to improvement are established in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis on a transplant waiting list
A study led by researchers from the Clínic-IDIBAPS and the CIBEREHD and published in the Journal of Hepatology shows that up to 9% of patients with...
Scientists establish the safe dose of statins to use in combination with an antibiotic in the treatment of advanced cirrhosis
A study coordinated by researchers of the Clínic-IDIBAPS and published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology establishes the safe dose of sim...
Researchers at IDIBAPS describe how aging aggravates liver diseases
IDIBAPS researchers have published a series of three studies in which describe the impact of aging on the liver biology and function, both in healt...