Aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) for the non-invasive prediction of esophageal varices

Background & Aims. Variceal bleeding is a dramatic and common complication of cirrhosis, and, therefore, endoscopy is recommended for the screening of EV (esophageal varices) in every cirrhotic. This study ev...

Hepatitis B viral load and risk of HBV-related liver disease: from East to West?

Chronic hepatitis B has a variable course in disease activity with a risk of clinical complications like liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. As clinical symptoms present in a late stage of the disease, identifi...

Introductory message from the President of the Latin American Association or the Study of the Liver

Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement in pre-primary and primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage

Pharmacological therapy of portal hypertensión can be accomplished according to different objectives. Among them, pre-primary prophylaxis aims to avoid / delay esophageal varices development while the target of primary p...

Hepatic Hydrothorax

Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is a pleural effusion that develops in a patient with cirrhosis and portal hypertension in the absence of cardiopulmonary disease. Although the development of HH remains incompletely understood,...