Michael A. Heneghan

TL;DR: With trained operators, ARFI is a reliable and reproducible method of liver stiffness quantification in segments 5/6 and 7/8 but acquisition of measurements from segment 3 should be avoided.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the latest evidence regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy and long-term management of AIH with a focus on clinical aspects of the disease.

TL;DR: In assessing LT recipients, a management paradigm of “quadruple assessment” is suggested to include (1) history, examination, and electrocardiogram; (2) transthoracic echocardiograms; (3) functional testing; and (4) where appropriate, direct assessment of CAD.

TL;DR: Two risk scoring systems based on age, values of bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, albumin, platelets, presence of extrahepatic biliary disease, and variceal hemorrhage predicted 2‐year and 10‐year outcomes with good discrimination, and the development and validation of a real‐world scoring system to identify those patients most likely to die or require liver transplantation.

TL;DR: This poster presents a probabilistic procedure to select patients suitable for liver transplantation based on prior history and once they provide informed consent for surgery, the procedure is straightforward and straightforward to perform.