Statins reduce development of acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with cirrhosis

Acute-on-chronic liver failure can be fatal in patients with cirrhosis, but there are no therapies to prevent this. We summarize the @GIJournal Twitter® discussion held on May 8, 2022, during which we discussed article by Mahmud et al. titled “Statin exposure is associated reduced development of acute-on-chronic a Veterans Affairs cohort”1. The session was moderated Dr. Rohit Mehtani (RM [@RohitMehtaniDM]) and key findings were critically reviewed Nadim (NM [@nadimmahmud]) Vinay Sundaram (VS [@VinaySundaramMD]).