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 Solà, 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
Àngels Escorsell, Virginia Hernández-Gea, Juan C. García-Pagán
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, Andrés Cárdenas
Chapter 15: Hepatorenal syndrome
Elsa Solà, Pere Ginès
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 Parés, Núria Guañabens
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
About the Author: Andrew P. Keaveny, MD, FRCPI
Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Department of Transplant, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Andrés Cárdenas, MD, MMSc, AGAF
University of Barcelona, Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metaboliques, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain