Complications of Cirrhosis: Evaluation and Management (Hardcover, 2015)

Part 1: Diagnosing and prediction - Getting it right now, predicting it right in the future Chapter 1: Pathogenesis and Evolution of Liver Fibrosis: Cirrhosis or Cirrhoses? Francesca Saffioti, Massimo Pinzani Chapter 2: Natural History of Cirrhosis Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao Chapter 3: Prediction of Complications of Cirrhosis: Molecular Biomarkers Mar Coll, Elsa Sola, Pau Sancho-Bru Chapter 4: Predictors of Clinical Complications of Cirrhosis Joel P. Wedd, Avash Kalra, Scott W. Biggins Chapter 5: Non-Invasive Markers of Fibrosis in the Assessment of Cirrhosis Nikhiel B. Rau, Nezam Afdhal Chapter 6: Diagnosis of cirrhosis: Imaging Sumit Kumar, Sumeet K Asrani, Jayant Talwalkar Chapter 7: Measurement of Portal Pressure and Transjugular Liver Biopsy Juan G Abraldes, Philippe Sarlieve, Puneeta Tandon Part 2: Current Management Strategies of the Complications of Cirrhosis Chapter 8: Reversal of Cirrhosis Gemma Odena, Eva Stein, Ramon Bataller Chapter 9: Esophageal Varices: Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis Humberto Gonzalez, William Sanchez Chapter 10: Acute Variceal Bleeding Angels Escorsell, Virginia Hernandez-Gea, Juan C. Garcia-Pagan Chapter 11: Gastric and Ectopic Varices Daniel Schmidt, P Aiden McCormick Chapter 12: Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) Mary Drinane, Vijay H. Sha Chapter 13: Ascites and Refractory Ascites Angelo Paredes, Arun J. Sanyal Chapter 14: Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis Elliot B. Tapper, Andres Cardenas Chapter 15: Hepatorenal syndrome Elsa Sola, Pere Gines Chapter 16: Hepatic Encephalopathy Ankit V. Patel, Jasmohan S. Bajaj Chapter 17: Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Management Strategies Sam Lee Chapter 18: Hepatopulmonary syndrome Michael Fallon, David Goldberg Chapter 19: Portopulmonary Hypertension Michael Krowka, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba Chapter 20: Portal Vein Thrombosis Dominique-Charles Valla Chapter 21: Coagulation Disorders in Patients with Cirrhosis Patrick Northup Chapter 22: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Lewis Roberts Chapter 23: Cholangiocarcinoma William C. Palmer, Denise M. Harnois Chapter 24: Bacterial Infections in Patients with Cirrhosis Thierry Gustot, Richard Moreau Chapter 25: Acute-on-Chronic Liver failure (ACLF) Vicente Arroyo, Javier Fernandez Chapter 26: Liver support systems Mansoor Bangash, Banwari Agarwal, Rajiv Jalan Chapter 27: Liver Transplantation Nizar A. Mukhtar, Oren K. Fix Chapter 28: Assessment and management of the patient with cirrhosis undergoing surgery David P. Nunes, Surakit Pungpapong Chapter 29: Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle, Managing Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension and Immunizations in Patients with Cirrhosis David P. Nunes, Surakit Pungpapong Chapter 30: Malnutrition in Patients with Cirrhosis Jaime Aranda-Michel Chapter 31: Bone disease in Patients with Cirrhosis Albert Pares, Nuria Guanabens Part 3: Cost, Quality and End-of-Life Care in Cirrhosis Chapter 32: The Economic Cost of Cirrhosis Fasiha Kanwal, Michael Volk Chapter 33: Delivering Quality Care to Patients with Cirrhosis: A Practical Guide for Clinicians Michael Volk, Fasiha Kanwal Chapter 34: Quality of life issues for patients with cirrhosis Linda Henry, Zobair Younossi Chapter 35: Palliative Care in Cirrhosis Maria Yataco, Robert Shannon, Andrew P. Keaveny Chapter 36: Ethical Issues in End Stage Liver Disease: A Framework for Assessment and the Challenges Stephen Chris Pappas