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Background And Aims: Since the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, several cases of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) have been described, especially cerebral vein thrombosis. We aimed to retrospectively collect all new cases of acute onset first or recurrent splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) following a recent SARS-CoV-2 vaccination within the Vascular Liver Disease Group network.

Approach And Results: New cases of SVT were identified from April 2021 to April 2022; follow-up was completed on December 31, 2022.

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Background: The efficacy of rifaximin in the secondary prevention of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is well documented, but its effectiveness in preventing a first episode in patients after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has not been established.

Objective: To determine whether rifaximin prevents overt HE after TIPS compared with placebo.

Design: Randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial.

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