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Antihypertensive drugs tied to HCC risk in MASLD with cirrhosis
Antihypertensive drugs tied to HCC risk in MASLD with cirrhosis
27 Nov 2024 byStephen Padilla

Patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and cirrhosis who are taking antihypertensive medications, including calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), are at increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggests a study.

Antihypertensive drugs tied to HCC risk in MASLD with cirrhosis
27 Nov 2024
Hypo-, hyperthyroidism causally linked to pre-eclampsia
Hypo-, hyperthyroidism causally linked to pre-eclampsia
27 Nov 2024

Hyper- and hypothyroidism are causally associated with pre-eclampsia (PE), but PE does not causally influence thyroid dysfunctions, suggest the results of a Mendelian randomization (MR) study.

Hypo-, hyperthyroidism causally linked to pre-eclampsia
27 Nov 2024
Alcoholic drinks up risk of death in young adults with MASLD
Alcoholic drinks up risk of death in young adults with MASLD
26 Nov 2024 byStephen Padilla

Young adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) who drink alcoholic beverages are at greater risk of mortality and of having an unhealthy liver, reports a study presented at AASLD 2024.

Alcoholic drinks up risk of death in young adults with MASLD
26 Nov 2024
Presence of mVI/S predicts HCC recurrence after liver resection
Presence of mVI/S predicts HCC recurrence after liver resection
26 Nov 2024