Is HBV viral load at admission associated with development of acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with acute decompensation of chronic hepatitis B related cirrhosis?

[1] Moreau R(2013)CANONIC study investigators of the EASL–CLIF consortium. Acute-on-chronic liver failure is a distinct syndrome that develops in patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis Gastroenterology. 144 1426-1437

[2] Jalan R(2014)Acute-on-chronic liver failure: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the liver (APASL) 2014 Hepatol Int 8 453-471

[3] Gines P(2016)Characteristics, diagnosis and prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure in cirrhosis associated to hepatitis B Sci Rep 6 292-301

[4] Pavesi M(2017)Risk of different precipitating events for progressing to acute-on-chronic liver failure in HBV-related cirrhotic patients J Dig Dis 18 232-242

[5] Angeli P(2015)Acute-on-chronic liver failure precipitated by hepatic injury is distinct from that precipitated by extrahepatic insults Hepatology. 62 678-686

[6] Cordoba J(2006)Risk evaluation of viral load elevation and associated liver disease/cancer-in HBV (the REVEAL-HBV) study group. Predicting cirrhosis risk based on the level of circulating hepatitis B viral load Gastroenterology. 130 546-554

[7] Durand F(2013)Prediction models of long-term cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma risk in chronic hepatitis B patients: risk scores integrating host and virus profiles Hepatology 58 541-545

[8] Gustot T(2010)Hepatitis B virus DNA level predicts hepatic decompensation in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 8 284-306

[9] Saliba F(2016)Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis Hepatology. 63 442-450

[10] Domenicali M(2012)Hepatitis B virus-related decompensated liver cirrhosis: benefits of antiviral therapy J Hepatol 57 1022-1029

[1] Moreau R(2013)CANONIC study investigators of the EASL–CLIF consortium. Acute-on-chronic liver failure is a distinct syndrome that develops in patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis Gastroenterology. 144 1426-1437

[2] Jalan R(2014)Acute-on-chronic liver failure: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the liver (APASL) 2014 Hepatol Int 8 453-471

[3] Gines P(2016)Characteristics, diagnosis and prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure in cirrhosis associated to hepatitis B Sci Rep 6 292-301

[4] Pavesi M(2017)Risk of different precipitating events for progressing to acute-on-chronic liver failure in HBV-related cirrhotic patients J Dig Dis 18 232-242

[5] Angeli P(2015)Acute-on-chronic liver failure precipitated by hepatic injury is distinct from that precipitated by extrahepatic insults Hepatology. 62 678-686

[6] Cordoba J(2006)Risk evaluation of viral load elevation and associated liver disease/cancer-in HBV (the REVEAL-HBV) study group. Predicting cirrhosis risk based on the level of circulating hepatitis B viral load Gastroenterology. 130 546-554

[7] Durand F(2013)Prediction models of long-term cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma risk in chronic hepatitis B patients: risk scores integrating host and virus profiles Hepatology 58 541-545

[8] Gustot T(2010)Hepatitis B virus DNA level predicts hepatic decompensation in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 8 284-306

[9] Saliba F(2016)Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis Hepatology. 63 442-450

[10] Domenicali M(2012)Hepatitis B virus-related decompensated liver cirrhosis: benefits of antiviral therapy J Hepatol 57 1022-1029