conclusions in hbeag positive chb patients, low serum hbsag level is a useful predictor of compensated cirrhosis. objectives the aim of our study was to evaluate serum hbsag level as a biomarker for compensated cirrhosis in hepatitis b e antigen (hbeag) positive chb patients. patients and methods two-hundred and one hbeag-positive chinese chb patients with or without cirrhosis were enrolled in ...

AMA Abdelhamed W, Morsy K, Hefny H, Abudeif A. The role of serum visfatin and vaspin in hepatocellular carcinoma hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis. Clinical Experimental Hepatology - Manuscripts Accepted. 2023. doi:10.5114/ceh.2023.130499. APA Abdelhamed, W., Morsy, K., Hefny, H., & Abudeif, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/ceh.2023.130499 Chicago Walaa, Khairy H. Hesham M. Ahmed Abudeif. "The...

BACKGROUND Metals in single spot urine samples are often used to estimate individual exposure in human studies. However, measurements in urine could vary greatly over time due to variable exposure, potentially leading to exposure misclassification. OBJECTIVE We examined the variability of metal levels in the urine of 11 men who provided 529 samples on 8 days during a 3-month period, which cor...

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the intra-examiner and inter-examiner reliabilities of measurements of knee extensor muscle strength using a pull-type hand-held dynamometer (HHD). [Subjects] Fifty-four healthy adults (35 males; average age, 23 years) participated in this study. [Methods] Knee extensor muscle strength of each leg was measured three times using the HHD. To exam...

CONTEXT Alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) is the most abundant liver-derived, highly polymorphic, glycoprotein in plasma. Hereditary deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin in plasma (A1ATD) is a consequence of accumulation of polymers of A1AT mutants in endoplasmic reticulum of hepatocytes and other A1AT-producing cells. One of the clinical manifestations of A1ATD is liver disease in childhood and cirrhosi...

the incidence of cirrhosis and primary hepatic carcinoma in the autopsy material is studied. in 4389 autopsies performed, during the last 9 years we found 134 (3%) cases of cirrhosis and 24 (0.5%) cases of primary hepatic carcinoma. the majority of the patients were from northwest and west part of the city. of the 134 cases of cirrhosis 90 correspond to the portal type, 24 to the post-necrotic ...

Background: Intrapulmonary vascular abnormalities associated with liver cirrhosis may result in intrapulmonary right-to-left shunt and hypoxemia. The aim of this study was to use contrast enhanced echocardiography to detect intrapulmonary vascular abnormalities in patients with liver cirrhosis candidates for liver transplantation. Methods: One hundred and two adult patients underwent contrast e...

Background and Aim: Atrial septal defects are the second-most common cardiac congenital abnormality. When undiagnosed during childhood, these present in adulthood with symptoms of right heart failure, long-standing failure causes cirrhosis. Case Report: A 50-year-old man presented black, tarry liquid stools 3-4 times daily for 2 days. No history NSAIDs, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, jaun...

BACKGROUND Limited data are available regarding global hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related morbidity and mortality and potential reduction in disease burden from hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS A model was developed to calculate the age-specific risk of acquiring HBV infection, acute hepatitis B (illness and death), and progression to chronic HBV infection. HBV-related deaths among chronically i...