Virginia Hernández-Gea
University of Barcelona
187 Papers
112 Citations
Virginia Hernández-Gea is an academic researcher from University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Cirrhosis. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 125 publications. Previous affiliations of Virginia Hernández-Gea include Carlos III Health Institute.
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Papers
Nonendoscopic management of acute esophageal variceal bleeding
Gilberto Silva-Junior,Anna Baiges,Fanny Turon,Virginia Hernández-Gea,Juan Carlos García-Pagán +4 more
TL;DR: It is highlighted the nonendoscopic management of acute esophageal variceal bleeding, a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis, which has improved over the past several years.
Improving NIAAA criteria for the diagnosis of alcoholic hepatitis, role of systemic inflammation
Elisa Pose,Emma Avitabile,Alba Díaz,Carla Montironi,Martina Perez,Jordi Gratacós-Ginès,Helena Hernandéz Evole,Tejasav S. Sehrawat,Harmeet Malhi,Pol Olivas,Virginia Hernández-Gea,Vijay Shah,Patrick S. Kamath,Pere Ginès +13 more
Preemptive TIPS in Child‐Pugh C patients
TL;DR: The mortality observed in the group not receiving p-TIPS was the expected according with the recently described MELD-predictive model, and significantly higher than that observed in patients receiving p -TIPS confirming the benefit of p- TIPS in the population evaluated.
Idiopathic Portal Hypertension (Portosinusoidal Disease)
Virginia Hernández-Gea,Virginia Hernández-Gea,Ernest Belmonte,Ángeles García-Criado,Juan Carlos García-Pagán,Juan Carlos García-Pagán +5 more
- 01 Jan 2018
TL;DR: Idiopathic portal hypertension is a rare cause of intrahepatic portal hypertension of uncertain etiology and frequently misdiagnosed and made when PH related complications appear in the absence of cirrhosis, portal vein thrombosis or other specific liver diseases.
TIPS: Primary Therapy or Rescue in Treatment of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage
Virginia Hernández-Gea,Fanny Turon,Juan Carlos García-Pagán +2 more
- 01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: A better stratification of patients who may benefit from early TIPS may improve acute variceal bleeding and outcome.