ATLANTA — A rare dual heart-liver transplant was recently performed at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, the health network said in ...

Liver Transplant: If the liver is failing badly due to end stage liver disease, a transplant may be considered. This surgery offers the only real way to replace a liver that can’t do its job ...

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital has successfully performed a rare joint liver-heart transplant, marking the first such operation in ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Fatty liver disease is a health condition in which fat builds up in the liver. This fat buildup can cause inflammation and, in severe cases, liver damage.

End-stage liver disease is the most severe stage of liver disease and occurs when advanced scarring prevents your liver from functioning. At this stage, your symptoms will become worse, and you may ...

Talking about end-stage liver disease (ESLD), he said, “ESLD is a catch-all phrase that may be used to refer to a variety of ailments, including decompensated cirrhosis, also known as stage 4 ...

Connecticut News A beloved CT teacher suffers from end stage liver disease. How her family is trying to save her. Katie Ashmead is a 29 year old Special Education teacher, who needs a liver ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an increasingly recognized condition that may progress to end-stage liver disease. The pathological picture resembles that of alcohol-induced liver injury, but ...

Cholestatic liver disease is another reason for impaired absorption, especially of fat-soluble vitamins such as A,D,E and K, due to the reduced intraluminal bile salt concentrations. [14, 15] ...

A new algorithm designed to help physician decision-making in End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD), was able to accurately predict death in 96 percent of patients with ESLD.

Cite this: Malnutrition in End Stage Liver Disease: Recommendations and Nutritional Support - Medscape - Apr 01, 2008.

The discovery of an unknown cellular pathway has helped scientists and physicians better understand end-stage liver disease and offers a potential target for new therapeutics that could slow or ...