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The role of <span>HBIG</span> in real life for patients undergoing liver transplantation due to <span>HDV</span>‐related cirrhosis Open

Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, María García‐Eliz, A. Marcos, Isabel Campos‐Varela, Alba Cachero , et al. · 2023

Recommended post‐liver transplant (LT) prophylaxis in patients with hepatitis delta includes a nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) and anti‐hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) indefinitely. We analysed the use of HBIG in real‐life clinical practice …

No evidence of association between inherited thrombophilia and increased risk of liver fibrosis Open

Iranzu Ezcurra, Ángela Puente, Antonio Cuadrado, Ibai Tamayo, Paula Iruzubieta , et al. · 2023

Background Preliminary evidence suggests that inherited hypercoagulable disorders can lead to an increased risk of significant liver fibrosis. Objective We aimed to investigate the prevalence of significant fibrosis in patients with inheri…

Risk of Recurrence of Hepatocarcinoma after Liver Transplantation: Performance of Recurrence Predictive Models in a Cohort of Transplant Patients Open

Antonio Cuadrado, José Ignacio Fortea, Carlos Rodríguez de Lope, Ángela Puente, Vanesa Fernández-Vilchez , et al. · 2023

Liver transplantation (LT) is a curative treatment for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) unsuitable for surgical resection. However, tumor recurrence (TR) rates range from 8% to 20% despite strict selection criteria. The validatio…

Inherited thrombophilia is not associated with an increased risk of liver fibrosis Open

Iranzu Ezcurra, Ángela Puente, Antonio Cuadrado, Ibai Tamayo, Paula Iruzubieta , et al. · 2023

Background and aims : preliminary evidence suggest that inherited hypercoagulable disorders can lead to an increased risk of significant liver fibrosis. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of significant fibrosis in patients with inheri…

Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolism and Alcohol Interplay: A Comprehensive Review Open

Aitor Odriozola, Álvaro Santos‐Laso, María Del Barrio, Joaquín Cabezas, Paula Iruzubieta , et al. · 2023

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, and its incidence has been increasing in recent years because of the high prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in the Western po…

Cardiovascular assessment of candidates for liver transplant Open

Manuel Lozano, Miguel Molina, Jesús Zarauza, Federico Castillo, Roberto Fernández‐Santiago , et al. · 2023

Periprocedural management of hemostatic alterations in patients with cirrhosis and vascular liver disorders: a step forward of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Open

José Ignacio Fortea, Ángela Puente, Javier Crespo, Emilio Fábrega · 2023

Portal Vein Thrombosis in the Setting of Cirrhosis: A Comprehensive Review Open

Aitor Odriozola, Ángela Puente, Antonio Cuadrado, Coral Rivas, Ángela Antón , et al. · 2022

Portal vein thrombosis constitutes the most common thrombotic event in patients with cirrhosis, with increased rates in the setting of advanced liver disease. Despite being a well-known complication of cirrhosis, the contribution of portal…

Antibody response after a third dose of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in liver transplant recipients Open

Aitor Odriozola, María Del Barrio, Antonio Cuadrado, José Ignacio Fortea, Lidia Amigo , et al. · 2022

Should we seek complete liver tests normalization in primary biliary cholangitis? Data from ColHai registry Open

Álvaro Díaz‐González, Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, Mercedes Vergara Gómez, Emilio Fábrega, Manuel Romero‐Gómez , et al. · 2022

SARS-CoV-2 and Liver Transplant: How Has It Behaved in This Sixth Wave? Open

Aitor Odriozola, David San Segundo, Antonio Cuadrado, Tania Hernáez-Alsina, Víctor Escrich , et al. · 2022

Background. Since the declaration of a new variant of concern (VOC), Omicron, by the World Health Organization in November 2021, a quick spread has been documented worldwide, being the main VOC in the sixth wave in Spain. The Omicron varia…

Antibody response to the messenger RNA‐1273 vaccine (Moderna) in liver transplant recipients Open

Antonio Cuadrado, María Del Barrio, José Ignacio Fortea, Lidia Amigo, David San Segundo , et al. · 2022

Different reports have shown the clinical and serologic response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in the general population,…

Varicella-Zoster Gastritis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Call to Attention Open

Víctor Escrich, Ángela Martínez, Berta Lapeña, Marta Mayorga, Antonio Cuadrado , et al. · 2021

The reactivation of the Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a rare cause of acute gastritis in adults. About 30 cases have been reported in the literature, mostly with immunocompromised patients and mainly after bone marrow transplantation or …

Molecular characterization of multidrug resistant Enterobacterales strains isolated from liver and kidney transplant recipients in Spain Open

Marta Fernández-Martínez, Claudia González-Rico, Mónica Gozalo-Margüello, Francesc Marco, Irene Gracia-Ahufinger , et al. · 2021

Feasibility of large-scale population testing for SARS-CoV-2 detection by self-testing at home Open

Paula Iruzubieta, Tatiana Fernández-Lanas, Laura Rasines, Lorena Cayon, Ana Álvarez-Cancelo , et al. · 2021

The simplicity and low cost of rapid point-of-care tests greatly facilitate large-scale population testing, which can contribute to controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We evaluated the applicability of a self-testing strategy for…

Changes in humoral immune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection in liver transplant recipients compared to immunocompetent patients Open

A. Marcos, Magdalena Salcedo, Roberto Alonso, Manuel Rodríguez‐Perálvarez, María Olmedo , et al. · 2021

Oral decontamination with colistin plus neomycin in solid organ transplant recipients colonized by multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales: a multicentre, randomized, controlled, open-label, parallel-group clinical trial Open

María Carmen Fariñas, Claudia González-Rico, Marta Fernández-Martínez, Jesús Fortün, Rosa Escudero-Sánchez , et al. · 2020

Congestive Hepatopathy Open

José Ignacio Fortea, Ángela Puente, Antonio Cuadrado, Patrícia Huelin, Raúl Pellón , et al. · 2020

Liver disease resulting from heart failure (HF) has generally been referred as “cardiac hepatopathy”. One of its main forms is congestive hepatopathy (CH), which results from passive venous congestion in the setting of chronic right-sided …

Is Routine Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis jirovecii Needed in Liver Transplantation? A Retrospective Single-Centre Experience and Current Prophylaxis Strategies in Spain Open

José Ignacio Fortea, Antonio Cuadrado, Ángela Puente, Paloma Álvarez Fernández, Patrícia Huelin , et al. · 2020

In liver transplant (LT) recipients, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is most frequently reported before 1992 when immunosuppressive regimens were more intense. It is uncertain whether universal PJP prophylaxis is still applicable in…

Portal Thrombosis in Cirrhosis: Role of Thrombophilic Disorders Open

José Ignacio Fortea, Inés Carrera, Ángela Puente, Antonio Cuadrado, Patrícia Huelin , et al. · 2020

In patients with liver cirrhosis the contribution of inherited and acquired prothrombotic disorders in the development of non-malignant portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is inconclusive. The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine th…

Comparative effects of second-line therapy with obeticholic acid or fibrates in primary biliary cholangitis patients Open

A. Reig, Carmen Álvarez‐Navascués, Mercedes Vergara Gómez, Elena Gómez Domińguez, Adolfo Gallego , et al. · 2020

Is hepatitis B immunoglobulin necessary for hepatitis D prophylaxis after liver transplantation? A retrospective multicenter study of a cohort of 174 patients Open

Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, María García Eliz, A. Marcos, Isabel Campos‐Varela, Alba Cachero , et al. · 2020

Epidemiological pattern, incidence, and outcomes of COVID-19 in liver transplant patients Open

Jordi Colmenero, Manuel Rodríguez‐Perálvarez, Magdalena Salcedo, Ana Arias‐Milla, Alejandro Muñoz-Serrano , et al. · 2020

Thrombofibrosis: inherited thrombophilia as a cause of significant liver fibrosis Open

Iranzu Ezcurra, José Ignacio Fortea, Ángela Puente, Antonio Cuadrado, Ines Garciá , et al. · 2020

Author Correction: Biofilm formation by multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from solid organ transplant recipients Open

José Ramos-Vivas, Itziar Chapartegui-González, Marta Fernández-Martínez, Claudia González-Rico, Jesús Fortün , et al. · 2020

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

Epidemiological Pattern, Incidence and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Liver Transplant Patients Open

Jordi Colmenero, Manuel Rodríguez‐Perálvarez, Magdalena Salcedo, Ana Arias‐Milla, Alejandro Muñoz-Serrano , et al. · 2020

Sars-CoV-2 Detection by Self-Testing: A Method that Makes Surveillance Programs Possible and Effective Open

Paula Iruzubieta, Tatiana Fernández-Lanas, Laura Rasines, Lorena Cayon, Ana Álvarez-Cancelo , et al. · 2020

Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disease Associated to Oxaliplatin: An Entity to Think about It Open

Ángela Puente, José Ignacio Fortea, Carmen Del Pozo, Patrícia Huelin, María Luisa Cagigal , et al. · 2019

Portal sinusoidal vascular disease is a presinusoidal cause of portal hypertension (PHT) of unknown etiology, characterized by typical manifestations of PHT (esophageal varices, ascites, portosystemic collaterals), plaquetopenia and spleno…

Cardiac Hepatopathy Open

José Ignacio Fortea, Ángela Puente, Antonio Cuadrado, Patrícia Huelin, Inés García , et al. · 2019

Liver disease resulting from heart disease has generally been referred as “cardiac hepatopathy.” The two main forms of cardiac hepatopathy are acute cardiogenic liver injury (ACLI) and congestive hepatopathy (CH). ACLI most commonly occurs…

Changes in Circulating Lysyl Oxidase-Like-2 (LOXL2) Levels, HOMA, and Fibrosis after Sustained Virological Response by Direct Antiviral Therapy Open

Ángela Puente, José Ignacio Fortea, Miguel Posadas, Agustín García-Blanco, Laura Rasines , et al. · 2019

Background: we aimed to assess the influence of metabolic syndrome on fibrosis regression (using liver-stiffness measurement (LSM) and serological scores) and the relationship with the expression of lysyl oxidase-like-2 as a potential goal…

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