Portal hypertension VII : proceedings of the 7th Baveno Consensus Workshop : personalized care in portal hypertension

Portal hypertension VII : proceedings of the 7th Baveno Consensus Workshop : personalized care in portal hypertension / Roberto de Franchis, editor.

This book, the seventh in a series of proceedings volumes that began in 1995, reviews the latest developments in the diagnosis and management of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. It addresses a broad range of topics, including: risk stratification, HVPG, non-invasive surrogates for cACLD, CSPH, var...

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Corporate Author: Baveno International Consensus Workshop
Other Authors: De Franchis, Roberto (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2022]
Subjects:
Portal hypertension > Congresses.
Portal hypertension
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Thomas D. Boyer, MD (1943-2018)-A Tribute
  • Memories of Prof Andrew K. Burroughs, MD (1953-2014)
  • Tribute to Roberto J. Groszmann
  • Tribute to Prof Luigi Pagliaro (1931-2020)
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Part I: Introductory Lectures
  • 1: Introduction: Baveno I to Baveno VII ... and Beyond
  • Baveno I to VI
  • Attendance at the Baveno Workshops
  • Publications Derived from the Baveno Workshops
  • Impact of the Baveno Consensus on the Medical Literature
  • Validation of the Baveno Definitions and Recommendations
  • Beyond Baveno VII, the Baveno Cooperation
  • The Baveno I-VII Workshops Were a Concerted Effort of the Following
  • Speakers and Chairpersons
  • References
  • 2: New Concepts in Risk Stratification
  • Introduction
  • Risk Prediction and Probabilistic Thinking
  • Diagnosis as a Risk Prediction Problem
  • Decision Thresholds and Risk Stratification
  • Risk Prediction and the Interpretation of Treatment Effects in Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 3: Clinical Stages and Ordinal Outcomes in Portal Hypertension
  • Background
  • Definition and Incidence of Decompensation
  • Clinical Stages of Cirrhosis
  • Ordinal Outcomes
  • Examples of Application of an Ordinal Outcome in Compensated Cirrhosis
  • Ordinal Outcomes for Randomized Clinical Trials in Cirrhosis
  • Sample Size Estimation with Ordinal Compared to Binary Outcomes
  • Using Ordinal Outcomes in Portal Hypertension
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 4: Lifestyle and Genetic Modifiers of Liver Disease Progression
  • Lifestyle Modifiers of Liver Disease Progression
  • Unhealthy Lifestyle
  • Alcohol
  • Obesity
  • Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Frailty
  • Cigarette Smoke
  • Healthy Lifestyle-Protective Factors
  • Physical Activity and Exercise
  • Coffee Consumption and Mediterranean Diet
  • Genetic Modifiers of Progression of cACLD
  • Individual Genetic Variants
  • PNPA3 and HSD17B13
  • SERPINA1/Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • NOD2
  • NR1H4/FXR
  • Conclusions and Outlook
  • References
  • Part II: HVPG as a Gold Standard
  • 5: HVPG as a Gold Standard: Accuracy Is Essential
  • Procedure Technique
  • Pressure Measurements and Data Recording
  • Technical Aspects
  • Diagnosis of Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) and Prediction of Main Outcomes in Patients with Different Etiologies of Cirrhosis
  • Variceal Hemorrhage
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
  • Survival
  • Assessment of HVPG in Patients Receiving NSBBs for Prevention of Variceal Hemorrhage and Decompensation
  • HVPG Predicts Risk of Decompensation and Mortality after Hepatic and Non-hepatic Surgery
  • Patients with Cirrhosis and HCC: Candidates for Hepatic Resection
  • Patients with Cirrhosis Who Undergo Extrahepatic Surgery
  • PPG in the Setting of Tips
  • PPG Measurement
  • Anatomic Location for PPG Measurement
  • Optimal PPG Threshold for Portal Hypertensive Bleeding/Ascites
  • PPG Thresholds in Overshunting Adverse Events
  • References

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