AF	Atrial fibrillation
aHR	Adjusted hazard ratio
AVO	Acidic vesicular organelles
CI	Confidence interval
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
EGV	Esophagogastric varices
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
GI	Gastrointestinal
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HBV	Hepatitis B virus
HCV	Hepatitis C virus
HE	Hepatic encephalopathy
HR	Hazard ratio
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
K-M	Kaplan–Meier
NHI	National Health Insurance
NHIRD	National Health Insurance Research Database
PBS	Phosphate buffer saline
PEI	Percutaneous ethanol injection
RCIPD	Registry for Catastrophic Illness Patients Database
RFA	Radiofrequency ablation
SD	Standard deviation
TAE	Transarterial embolization
TFEB	Transcription Factor EB