Author Details

Name: Juan G Abraldes

Affiliations: Cirrhosis Care Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology (Liver Unit), Centre of Excellence for Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Publications

• Evolution of spontaneous portosystemic shunts over time and following aetiological intervention in patients with cirrhosis.

• Alcohol-related liver disease phenotype impacts survival after an acute variceal bleeding episode.

• Hepatic encephalopathy is not a contraindication to pre-emptive TIPS in high-risk patients with cirrhosis with variceal bleeding.

• Bacterial infections in patients with acute variceal bleeding in the era of antibiotic prophylaxis.

• Rebleeding and mortality risk are increased by ACLF but reduced by pre-emptive TIPS.

• Letter: improve survival! Place early pre-emptive TIPSS in high-risk variceal bleeders.

• Total area of spontaneous portosystemic shunts independently predicts hepatic encephalopathy and mortality in liver cirrhosis.

• Preemptive-TIPS Improves Outcome in High-Risk Variceal Bleeding: An Observational Study.

• Association Between Portosystemic Shunts and Increased Complications and Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis.

• Stratifying risk in the prevention of recurrent variceal hemorrhage: Results of an individual patient meta-analysis.