To expand on the work of previous meetings, a virtual Baveno VII workshop was organised
for October 2021. Among patients with compensated cirrhosis or compensated advanced …

The natural history of cirrhosis can be divided into a preclinical phase and a subsequent
clinical phase. The preclinical phase is usually prolonged over several years; once clinical …

Endoscopic treatments for bleeding gastwesophageal varices include injection
sclerotherapy, variceal obturation with tissue adhesives, and variceal rubber band ligation …

The role played by coagulation defects in the occurrence of bleeding in cirrhosis is still
unclear. This is partly due to the lack of tests that truly reflect the balance of procoagulant …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Patients with cirrhosis have an increased tendency to develop
thromboses despite the longer coagulation times of their plasma, compared with that of …

Current recommendations for early anticoagulation in acute portal vein thrombosis unrelated
to cirrhosis or malignancy are based on limited evidence. The aim of this study was to …

Background: The Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS) is hepatic venous outflow obstruction. What
is known about the syndrome is based on small studies of prevalent cases. Objective: To …

Coagulation factor defects, thrombocytopenia, and thrombocytopathy are associated with
cirrhosis. However, bleeding in patients who have cirrhosis does not entirely correlate with …

Background & Aims: The clinical importance of portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) as a
source of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis is poorly defined. We …

Background & Aims: Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare and life-threatening disorder
secondary to hepatic venous outflow obstruction. Small series of BCS patients indicate that …