[HTML][HTML] NAFLD and liver transplantation: disease burden, current management and future challenges

P Burra, C Becchetti, G Germani - JHEP reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), specifically its progressive form non-alcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH), represents the fastest growing indication for liver transplantation in …

impact of exercise on physical frailty in patients with chronic liver disease

FR Williams, A Berzigotti, JM Lord… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Physical frailty is common in chronic liver disease and the setting of liver
transplantation. It is associated with poor quality of life, increased hospitalisation and …

[PDF][PDF] Physical function, physical activity, and quality of life after liver transplantation

MA Dunn, SS Rogal, A Duarte‐Rojo… - Liver …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Robust physical activity after liver transplantation is an important determinant of longterm
health, similar in its importance to the value of pretransplant activity for withstanding the …

Liver transplantation in the patient with physical frailty

P Tandon, A Zanetto, S Piano, JK Heimbach… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frailty is a decline in functional reserve across multiple physiological systems. A key
component of frailty is sarcopenia, which denotes a loss of skeletal muscle mass and …

Does exercise training improve physical fitness and health in adult liver transplant recipients? A systematic review and meta-analysis

S De Smet, K O'Donoghue, M Lormans… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background. The impaired physical fitness of end-stage liver disease patients often persists
after liver transplantation (LT) and compromises posttransplant recovery. This systematic …

Therapeutic physical exercise programs in the context of NASH cirrhosis and liver transplantation: a systematic review

MA Farrugia, S Le Garf, A Chierici, T Piche, P Gual… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, various physical exercise interventions have been developed with a view to
reducing comorbidity and morbidity rates among patients with chronic diseases. Regular …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition therapy: Integral part of liver transplant care

LR Anastacio, MITD Correia - World journal of gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Managing malnutrition before liver transplantation (LTx) while on the waiting list and,
excessive weight gain/metabolic disturbances in post-surgery are still a challenge in LTx …

Metabolic consequences of solid organ transplantation

M Bhat, SE Usmani, A Azhie, M Woo - Endocrine Reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Metabolic complications affect over 50% of solid organ transplant recipients. These include
posttransplant diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, dyslipidemia, and obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of exercise training on the sarcopenia criteria in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Gonzalez, M Valero-Breton… - European Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcopenia is a highly prevalent complication of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analyses to elucidate the exercise …

A randomized, controlled, behavioral intervention to promote walking after abdominal organ transplantation: results from the LIFT study

M Serper, I Barankay, S Chadha, J Shults… - Transplant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and liver transplant recipients (LTRs) have significant
post‐transplant weight gain and low physical activity. We conducted a home‐based …