Clinical Trial: Predicting Outcomes in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis With Advanced Fibrosis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Predicting Outcomes in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis With Advanced Fibrosis
Brief Summary:
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a condition with increased amount of fat, inflammation and scarring in the liver.In compensated cirrhosis, the liver is coping with this damage and maintaining its important functions.Decompensation occurs when the liver becomes unable to perform all of its functions adequately.Variceal hemorrhage (bleeding from abnormal vessels in the liver called varices), Ascites (abnormal build-up of fluid in the abdomen), and Encephalopathy (brain confusion as a result of the liver not…
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