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Bruce A. Runyon

Bio: Bruce A. Runyon is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cirrhosis & Ascites. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 35 publications receiving 4333 citations. Previous affiliations of Bruce A. Runyon include UCLA Medical Center & University of Southern California.

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TL;DR: This version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Practice Guideline is the fourth iteration of this guideline and represents a thorough update of the 2009 version.

624 citations

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TL;DR: It is indicated that in patients with alcoholic hepatitis, admission, first week, and first week change in MELD score are significantly independent predictors for in-hospital mortality.

198 citations

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TL;DR: Being overweight/obese serves as an independent risk factor for hepatic steatosis in U.S. patients with CHC, and is independently associated with stage III/IV hepatic fibrosis in these patients.

144 citations


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01 Feb 2009
TL;DR: This Secret History documentary follows experts as they pick through the evidence and reveal why the plague killed on such a scale, and what might be coming next.
Abstract: Secret History: Return of the Black Death Channel 4, 7-8pm In 1348 the Black Death swept through London, killing people within days of the appearance of their first symptoms. Exactly how many died, and why, has long been a mystery. This Secret History documentary follows experts as they pick through the evidence and reveal why the plague killed on such a scale. And they ask, what might be coming next?

5,234 citations

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TL;DR: The panel of experts, having emphasised the importance of initiating aetiologic treatment for any degree of hepatic disease at the earliest possible stage, extended its work to all the complications of cirrhosis which had not been covered by the European Association for the Study of the Liver guidelines.

1,534 citations

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TL;DR: The Diagnosis and Management of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Practice Guideline by the American Gastroenterological Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and American College of GastroEnterology is published.

1,515 citations

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TL;DR: The clinical care for patients with cholestatic liver diseases has advanced considerably during recent decades thanks to growing insight into pathophysiological mechanisms and remarkable methodological and technical developments in diagnostic procedures as well as therapeutic and preventive approaches.

1,405 citations