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Liver Failure

Known as: Liver--Failure, liver decompensation, Hepatic Failure 
A disorder characterized by the inability of the liver to metabolize chemicals in the body. Causes include cirrhosis and drug-induced hepatotoxicity… 
National Institutes of Health

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Liver Failure, AcuteMultiple Organ Failure

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hepatobiliary disease

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Association between sustained virological response and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced hepatic fibrosis.
CONTEXT Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection outcomes include liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and liver… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Enoxaparin prevents portal vein thrombosis and liver decompensation in patients with advanced cirrhosis.
BACKGROUND & AIMS We performed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of enoxaparin, a low-molecular… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Acute Liver Failure in Children: The First 348 Patients in the Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Itch Couples JNK Activation to TNFα-induced Cell Death by Inducing c-FLIPL Turnover
Review
2005
Review
2005
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is emerging as the most common chronic liver condition in the Western world. It is associated… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Acetaminophen and the U.S. acute liver failure study group: Lowering the risks of hepatic failure
Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers (>100,000/year) and accounts for more than 56,000… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Clinical Impact of Bleeding in Patients Taking Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for Venous Thromboembolism
Context Clinical impact of bleeding from long-term oral anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism is not well quantified… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The systemic inflammatory response syndrome in acute liver failure
The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in acute liver failure (ALF), in which infection is common, has not been… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Tumor necrosis factor-induced hepatocyte apoptosis precedes liver failure in experimental murine shock models.
We investigated the role of hepatocyte apoptosis in four different murine models of acute inflammatory liver failure. Liver… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for human hepatocyte growth factor.
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