{"title":"Classification of microvascular invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma: different standards, common goals.","authors":"Wei Chen, Yihui Rong, Tianshi Ma, Weiwei Shi, Wei Chen, Hang Jiang","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0167","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143440002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Although post-procedural bleedings are infrequent in patients with cirrhosis, they are associated with a significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, predicting and preventing such bleedings is important. Established predictors of post-procedural bleedings include high-bleeding risk procedure, severe cirrhosis and high body mass index; prognostic value of anemia, acute kidney injury and bacterial infection is more uncertain. While prothrombin time and international normalized ratio do not predict post-procedural bleeding, some evidence suggests that platelet count, whole blood thrombin generation assay and viscoelastic tests may be helpful in this context. Prevention of post-procedural bleeding involves careful management of antithrombotic drugs during the periprocedural period. Patients with cirrhosis present unique challenges due to altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antithrombotic drugs, but there is a lack of dedicated studies specifically focused on this patient population. Guidelines for periprocedural management of antithrombotic drugs developed for patients without liver disease, are thus applied to those with cirrhosis. Some technical aspects may decrease the risk of post-procedural bleeding, namely ultrasound-guidance, opting for transjugular route rather than percutaneous route, and the level of expertise of the operator. The effectiveness of platelet transfusions, or thrombopoietin-receptor agonists remains uncertain. Transfusion of fresh-frozen plasma, of fibrinogen, and administration of tranexamic acid are not recommended for reducing post-procedural bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. In conclusion, prediction of post-procedural requires a global approach taking into account the patients characteristics, the risk of the procedure, and the platelet count. There is little data to support prophylactic correction of hemostasis, and dedicated studies are needed.
{"title":"Prediction and prevention of post-procedural bleedings in patients with cirrhosis.","authors":"Alix Riescher-Tuczkiewicz, Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although post-procedural bleedings are infrequent in patients with cirrhosis, they are associated with a significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, predicting and preventing such bleedings is important. Established predictors of post-procedural bleedings include high-bleeding risk procedure, severe cirrhosis and high body mass index; prognostic value of anemia, acute kidney injury and bacterial infection is more uncertain. While prothrombin time and international normalized ratio do not predict post-procedural bleeding, some evidence suggests that platelet count, whole blood thrombin generation assay and viscoelastic tests may be helpful in this context. Prevention of post-procedural bleeding involves careful management of antithrombotic drugs during the periprocedural period. Patients with cirrhosis present unique challenges due to altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antithrombotic drugs, but there is a lack of dedicated studies specifically focused on this patient population. Guidelines for periprocedural management of antithrombotic drugs developed for patients without liver disease, are thus applied to those with cirrhosis. Some technical aspects may decrease the risk of post-procedural bleeding, namely ultrasound-guidance, opting for transjugular route rather than percutaneous route, and the level of expertise of the operator. The effectiveness of platelet transfusions, or thrombopoietin-receptor agonists remains uncertain. Transfusion of fresh-frozen plasma, of fibrinogen, and administration of tranexamic acid are not recommended for reducing post-procedural bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. In conclusion, prediction of post-procedural requires a global approach taking into account the patients characteristics, the risk of the procedure, and the platelet count. There is little data to support prophylactic correction of hemostasis, and dedicated studies are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143440016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the editor on \"Bariatric surgery reduces long-term mortality in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and cirrhosis\".","authors":"Wei Wang, Yating Xie, Ailei Xu","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0140","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143440013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decreasing systemic inflammation after TIPS: Still hope for the liver Response to correspondence to an editorial on: TIPS insertion leads to sustained reversal of systemic inflammation in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.","authors":"Georg Semmler, Lorenz Balcar, Mattias Mandorfer","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Editorial on \"Exploring Methylation Signatures for High De Novo Recurrence Risk in Hepatocellular Carcinoma\".","authors":"Kwang-Woong Lee, Young-Joon Kim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0164","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Luis Antonio Diaz, Kanokphong Suparan, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Juan Pablo Arab
{"title":"Correspondence to \"Burden of alcohol use disorder, alcohol-related liver disease, and alcohol-related liver cancer\".","authors":"Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Luis Antonio Diaz, Kanokphong Suparan, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Juan Pablo Arab","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0166","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metabolic dysfunction in patients following DAA-induced viral cure for HCV infection: a nonnegligible risk to liver-related health.","authors":"Chen-Hua Liu, Yu-Ping Chang","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0155","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donghee Kim, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Karn Wijarnpreecha, George Cholankeril, Rohit Loomba, Aijaz Ahmed
{"title":"The Burden of Steatotic Liver Disease before and during the COVID Pandemic Correspondence to editorial on \"Revealing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to reducing the global burden of SLD in the COVID-19 pandemic (CMH-2025-0019)\".","authors":"Donghee Kim, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Karn Wijarnpreecha, George Cholankeril, Rohit Loomba, Aijaz Ahmed","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0152","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donghee Kim, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Karn Wijarnpreecha, George Cholankeril, Rohit Loomba, Aijaz Ahmed
{"title":"Addressing the Burden of Steatotic Liver Disease: The Role of Transient Elastography: Correspondence to editorial on \"Vibration-controlled transient elastography in shaping the epidemiology and management of steatotic liver disease\".","authors":"Donghee Kim, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Karn Wijarnpreecha, George Cholankeril, Rohit Loomba, Aijaz Ahmed","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0125","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143413608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to correspondence on \"GOLM1 promotes cholesterol gallstone formation via ABCG5-mediated cholesterol efflux in MASH livers\".","authors":"Yoon-Su Ha, Won Kim, Seung-Jin Kim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0128","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143413668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}