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As previously stated, DOACs are recommended in cirrhotic patients in CTP class A while should be prescribed with caution in selected CTP class B cirrhotic patients weighing the increased risk of bleeding, considering severity of portal hypertension, presence of active coagulopathy and previous GI bleeding. Warfarin, unlike DOACs, may be used in selected patients with CTP class C; however, given the high risk of bleeding and poor prognosis, anticoagulation is generally contraindicated in these patients. Anstee QM, Wright M, Goldin R, Thursz MR. Parenchymal extinction: coagulation and hepatic fibrogenesis. Clin Liver Dis. 2009;13:117–26. Your liver has little or no long-term damage or scarring and is probably still working well. By eating healthily, doing plenty of physical activity and keeping your weight in a healthy range you have a good chance of repairing any damage and reversing your NAFLD.

Therefore, it can be assumed that the risk of bleeding outweighs the potential benefits of anticoagulant therapy in cirrhotic CTP class C subjects, whose 1-year survival rate is less than 50% without liver transplantation. In patients with CTP class B anticoagulation should be balanced against the presence of portal hypertension, oesophageal varices, hypertensive gastropathy, thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, baseline high risk of bleeding, impaired drug metabolism and impaired renal function.Compared to warfarin, DOACs are less reliant on hepatic clearance and have a shorter half-life. These pharmacodynamic characteristics make them attractive for use also in patients with liver disease [ 5, 67]. However, DOACs also have hepatorenal body clearance, plasma protein binding and cytochrome P450 metabolism. These pharmacokinetic properties can all be affected by liver disease to varying degrees, suggesting caution in their use in patient with altered hepatic function [ 5, 67]. Apixaban and rivaroxaban are principally cleared by the liver (75% and 65% respectively), followed by edoxaban (50%) and lastly by dabigatran (20%), which is mainly eliminated by the kidney. Dabigatran etexilate is the only pro-drug DAOC undergoing the biotransformation to active drug by ubiquitous esterases; thus, its metabolism is not limited to the liver. Some DOACs have a high plasma protein binding capacity (rivaroxaban 95%, apixaban 85%, edoxaban 55%, and dabigatran 35%) which can be associated with increased free drug fraction levels when liver albumin synthesis is impaired. Apixaban and rivaroxaban are predominantly metabolized by cytochrome P450 enzymes, whose activity is reduced by liver disease, while dabigatran and edoxaban have minimal to none cytochrome P450 metabolism. Biliary excretion of all DOACs is reduced by liver disease. Finally, also renal clearance of DOACs may be impaired when liver disease is either associated with hepatorenal syndrome or other kidney diseases co-exist. If you are overweight, the most important thing you can do to improve your NAFLD is to lose weight. Research shows that losing 5 to 10% of your body weight can control and in some cases reverse NAFLD. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become the first-line drugs in the treatment of non-valvular AF (NVAF) and VTE with proven similar or better efficacy than vitamin-K antagonists (VKAs) such as warfarin and significantly reduced risk of major bleeding, mainly intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) [ 3, 4]. However, patients with liver disease and cirrhosis were excluded from pivotal randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of DOACs and evidences in this particular setting are limited [ 5]. Søgaard KK, Horváth-Puhó E, Montomoli J, Vilstrup H, Sørensen HT. Cirrhosis is associated with an increased 30-day mortality after venous thromboembolism. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2015;6:e97. Doctors say liver detoxes aren’t important for your health or how well your liver works. There’s no proof that they help get rid of toxins after you’ve had too much unhealthy food or alcohol.

NAFLD might only be diagnosed when it has become serious. Or you might only find out you have it during tests for another health problem.Potze W, Arshad F, Adelmeijer J, Blokzijl H, van den Berg AP, Porte RJ, et al. Routine coagulation assays underestimate levels of antithrombin-dependent drugs but not of direct anticoagulant drugs in plasma from patients with cirrhosis. Br J Haematol. 2013;163:666–73. Dandelion has also been considered a natural remedy for various conditions. More study is needed to prove that it works. Prothrombotic genetic risk factors such as FV Leiden or prothrombin G20210A mutations have been associated with an increased risk of clinically relevant liver fibrosis (assessed by transient elastography) in the general population [ 64].