Improved prediction of mortality by combinations of inflammatory markers and standard clinical scores in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and acute decompensation.

Henning Grønbæk Holger Jon Møller Faouzi Saliba Stefan Zeuzem Agustín Albillos Martínez Xavier Ariza Isabel Graupera Elsa SolaAlex AmorosMarco PavesiLars Bossen Rajiv Jalan Pere Ginès Vicente Arroyo

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)

The capability of these inflammatory markers to improve the original prognostic scores in cirrhosis patients without and with ACLF points to a key role of macrophage activation and inflammation in the development and progression of AD and ACLF.

Keyphrases

liver failure
hepatitis b virus
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
adipose tissue
type diabetes
intensive care unit
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease