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Preemptive TIPS has been shown to improve overall mortality in patients with variceal hemorrhage… the 1-year probability of remaining free of failure to control bleeding was 97% in the preemptive TIPS group vs 50% in standard-of-care group.

Patients with ACS are at the highest risk for cardiovascular complications both acutely and chronically, which emphasizes the importance of staying up-to-date on the most recent evidence presented in this guideline.

In this comprehensive analysis of 2,853 TTS patients, beta-blocker therapy demonstrated a significant 29% reduction in mortality risk during follow-up, particularly within the first year after discharge.

The multidisciplinary guidelines introduce blood-based biomarkers as key diagnostic tools, potentially reducing unnecessary CT scans while improving outcome predictions.

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