Publications by authors named "Artur G Antunes"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates two new prognostic scores, CLIF Consortium ACLF score (CLIF-C ACLFs) and CLIF-C Acute Decompensation score (CLIF-C ADs), in predicting mortality in patients with liver failure.
- The analysis was conducted on 779 cases of decompensated cirrhosis, revealing mortality rates of 17.7% at 30 days and 37.3% at 90 days, with both new scores showing moderate predictive accuracy.
- Overall, the newer CLIF-C scores did not outperform traditional models, except for CLIF-C ADs, which was more effective than MELD for predicting 30-day mortality.
Background: Colonic diverticular bleeding is the most common cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Risk factors related to severity and repeated bleeding episodes are not completely clearly defined.
Objective: To characterize a Portuguese population hospitalized due to colonic diverticular bleeding and to identify the clinical predictors related to bleeding severity and rebleeding.
Olmesartan-Induced Enteropathy: An Unusual Cause of Villous Atrophy.
GE Port J Gastroenterol
October 2015
We report a case of a 63-year-old-man presenting with chronic diarrhea and weight loss while on olmesartan treatment for hypertension. Investigation showed multiple nutritional deficiencies associated with diffuse intestinal villous atrophy. Serologies for celiac disease were negative and other causes of villous atrophy were excluded.
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