Dig Liver Dis: Serum cholesterol levels can predict the transplant-free survival rate of patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

As the main place for lipid biosynthesis and storage under normal circumstances, the liver plays an important role in lipid metabolism
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Food intake affects the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the serum

As the main place for lipid biosynthesis and storage under normal circumstances, the liver plays an important role in lipid metabolism

 

Transjugular intrahepatic portal shunt (TIPS) is the first-line treatment option for the treatment of complications related to portal hypertension
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The end-stage liver disease model (MELD) has become the most widely used tool for predicting the 90-day survival rate of patients with liver cirrhosis treated with TIPS

 

Researchers conducted an exploratory cross-sectional study of patients with liver cirrhosis who received TIPS between 2008 and 2019
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The researchers excluded subjects who had undergone liver transplantation or hepatocellular carcinoma before TIPS from this study

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The results of the study showed that the average MELD score of 100 patients was 14±5, and the cholesterol was 122±51 mg/dL
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This study confirmed through a prospective cohort study that serum cholesterol and LDL-C are independent predictors of transplant-free survival in patients with liver cirrhosis receiving TIPS
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The MELD-cholesterol score slightly improves the prognostic accuracy

This study confirmed through a prospective cohort study that serum cholesterol and LDL-C are independent predictors of transplant-free survival in patients with liver cirrhosis receiving TIPS

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Serum cholesterol predicts transplant-free survival in cirrhotic patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
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