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Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Cluj-Napoca, RO

2024-02-24 to present | Assistant Professor (Internal Medicine, 3rd Medical Clinic)
Employment
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

"Prof. Dr. O. Fodor" Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Cluj-Napoca, RO

2018-01-01 to present | M.D., Consultant (Gastroenterology )
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Education and qualifications (2)

Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Cluj-Napoca, RO

2020-10-01 to 2024-09-30 | PhD Student (Internal Medicine)
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: Cluj-Napoca, RO

2010-10-01 to 2017-09-15 (Faculty of General Medicine)
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Funding (1)

Thromoboelastography – changing the paradigm in hemostasis assessment in advanced liver disease

2022-06 to 2024-12 | Grant
UEFISCDI (Bucharest, RO)
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Works (34)

Systemic Signs of an Unexpected Guest in a Case of Apparent Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Leading to an Endoscopic Extraction of a Foreign Body: A Case Report

Reports
2025-02-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Rareș Crăciun; Cristian Tefas
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Sarcopenia in MASLD—Eat to Beat Steatosis, Move to Prove Strength

Nutrients
2025-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Dana Crişan; Lucreţia Avram; Andreea Morariu-Barb; Cristiana Grapa; Ioana Hirişcau; Rareş Crăciun; Valer Donca; Andrada Nemeş
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Portal vein velocity and its dynamics: a potentially useful tool for detecting clinically silent transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt dysfunction using Doppler ultrasonography

Ultrasound International Open
2024-12-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Zeno Spârchez; Bogdan Procopeţ; Rareș Crăciun; Horia Ștefănescu; Oana Nicoară-Farcău; Petra Fischer; Andreea Fodor; Marcel Tanţău; Corina Radu
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The Bleeding Edge: Managing Coagulation and Bleeding Risk in Patients with Cirrhosis Undergoing Interventional Procedures

Diagnostics
2024-11-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Rareș Crăciun; Cristiana Grapă; Tudor Mocan; Cristian Tefas; Iuliana Nenu; Alina Buliarcă; Horia Ștefănescu; Andrada Nemes; Bogdan Procopeț; Zeno Spârchez
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Cirrhosis Progression Is Not Associated with Clinically Significant Alterations in Global Hemostasis Assessed by Thromboelastography

Journal of Clinical Medicine
2024-11-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Rareș Crăciun; Alina Buliarcă; Daniela Matei; Cristiana Grapă; Iuliana Nenu; Horia Ștefănescu; Tudor Mocan; Bogdan Procopeț; Zeno Spârchez
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Impact of Sarcopenia on Treatment Outcomes and Toxicity in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Medicina
2024-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastian Curcean; Alexandra Gherman; Alexandru Tipcu; Zsolt Fekete; Alina-Simona Muntean; Andra Curcean; Rares Craciun; Stefan Stanciu; Alexandru Irimie
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Unveiling Health Inequalities: Exploring Metabolic Dysfunction in Rural Roma Communities

Healthcare
2024-04-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Dana Crișan; Lucreția Avram; Cristiana Grapă; Andrada Nemeș; Maria-Virginia Coman; Mihail Simion Beldean-Galea; Radu-Tudor Coman; Tudor Călinici; Valer Donca; Rareș Crăciun
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Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic treatment modulates gut and liver inflammatory pathways in a hepatocellular carcinoma murine model. A preliminary study

Food and Chemical Toxicology
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Iuliana Nenu; Ioana Baldea; Camelia Alexandra Coadă; Rareş Călin Crăciun; Remus Moldovan; Diana Tudor; Bobe Petrushev; Vlad Alexandru Toma; Horia Ştefanescu; Bogdan Procopeţ et al.
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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover: The Role of Statins in Liver Cancer

Cancers
2023-10-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Natalia Piekuś-Słomka; Lavinia Patricia Mocan; Rezarta Shkreli; Cristiana Grapă; Kinga Denkiewicz; Oliwia Wesolowska; Miroslaw Kornek; Zeno Spârchez; Artur Słomka; Rareș Crăciun et al.
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TIPS with a Twist � The Real Life Management of a Case of Budd-Chiarirelated Acute Liver and Subsequent Multiple Organ Failure

Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews
2023-10-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Rares Craciun; Romeo Chira; Andrada Nemes; Horia Stefanescu; Simona Cocu; Bogdan Procopet
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Rapid Point-of-Care PCR Testing of Drug-Resistant Strains on Endotracheal Aspirate Samples: A Repurposed Effective Tool in the Stepwise Approach of Healthcare-Acquired Pneumonia—A Pilot Study

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-08 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Andrei-Mihai Bălan; Constantin Bodolea; Andrada Nemes; Rareș Călin Crăciun; Natalia Hagău
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Refining Liver Biopsy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An In-Depth Exploration of Shifting Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications

Biomedicines
2023-08-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Zeno Spârchez; Rareș Crăciun; Iuliana Nenu; Lavinia Patricia Mocan; Mihaela Spârchez; Tudor Mocan
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PD-L1 expression on immune cells, but not on tumor cells, is a favorable prognostic factor for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Lavinia Patricia Mocan; Rares Craciun; Cristiana Grapa; Carmen Stanca Melincovici; Ioana Rusu; Nadim Al Hajjar; Zeno Sparchez; Daniel Leucuta; Maria Ilies; Mihaela Sparchez et al.
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DYNAMICS OF PORTAL VEIN VELOCITY – A POTENTIALLY USEFUL TOOL FOR DETECTING CLINCALLY SILENT TIPS DYSFUNCTION

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
2022 | Conference poster
Part of ISSN: 0301-5629
Contributors: Rares Craciun; Andreea Fodor; Oana Nicoara-Farcau; Petra Fischer; Ingrid Iuhasz; Zeno Sparchez; Horia Stefanescu; Bogdan Procopet
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

The Dynamics of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios Predict Progression to Septic Shock and Death in Patients with Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay

Medicina
2022-12-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1648-9144
Contributors: Ioana Denisa Botoș; Carmen Pantiș; Constantin Bodolea; Andrada Nemes; Dana Crișan; avram lucretia; Marcel Ovidiu Negrău; Ioana Elisabeta Hirișcău; Rareș Crăciun; Cosmin Ioan Puia
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Pulmonary complications of portal hypertension: The overlooked decompensation

World Journal of Clinical Cases
2022-06-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2307-8960
Contributors: Rares Craciun; Tudor Mocan; Bogdan Procopet; Andrada Nemes; Cristian Tefas; Mihaela Sparchez; Lavinia-Patricia Mocan; Zeno Sparchez
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Nutritional Risk Assessment Scores Effectively Predict Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Severe COVID-19

Nutrients
2022-05-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Constantin Bodolea; Andrada Nemes; Lucretia Avram; Rares Craciun; Mihaela Coman; Mihaela Ene-Cocis; Cristina Ciobanu; Dana Crisan
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Novel approaches in search for biomarkers of cholangiocarcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology
2022-04-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1007-9327
Contributors: Lavinia-Patricia Mocan; Maria Ilieș; Carmen Stanca Melincovici; Mihaela Spârchez; Rareș Crăciun; Iuliana Nenu; Adelina Horhat; Cristian Tefas; Zeno Spârchez; Cristina Adela Iuga et al.
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Liver Injury and Elevated FIB-4 Define a High-Risk Group in Patients with COVID-19

Journal of Clinical Medicine
2021-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Dana Crisan; avram lucretia; Cristiana Grapa; Alexandra Dragan; Dan Radulescu; Sorin Crisan; Alin Grosu; Valentin Militaru; Elena Buzdugan; Laurentiu Stoicescu et al.
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Combined treatments in hepatocellular carcinoma: Time to put them in the guidelines?

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
2021-12-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1948-5204
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Endoscopic or percutaneous biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma: When and how?

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
2021-12-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1948-5204
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Contrast enhancement for ultrasound-guided interventions: when to use it and what to expect?

Ultrasonography
2021-12-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2288-5919
Part of ISSN: 2288-5943
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Rareș Călin Crăciun
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Hepatic Hydrothorax—An Independent Decompensating Event Associated with Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Cirrhosis

Journal of Clinical Medicine
2021-08-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniela Matei; Rares Craciun; Dana Crisan; Bogdan Procopet; Tudor Mocan; Sergiu Pasca; Roxana Zaharie; Bogdan Popovici; Zeno Sparchez
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Viscoelastic tests in liver disease: where do we stand now?

World Journal of Gastroenterology
2021-06-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1007-9327
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Ultrasound or Sectional Imaging Techniques as Screening Tools for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Fall Forward or Move Forward?

Journal of Clinical Medicine
2021-02-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Zeno Sparchez; Rares Craciun; Cosmin Caraiani; Adelina Horhat; Iuliana Nenu; Bogdan Procopet; Mihaela Sparchez; Horia Stefanescu; Tudor Mocan
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Serum levels of soluble programmed death-ligand 1 (sPD-L1): A possible biomarker in predicting post-treatment outcomes in patients with early hepatocellular carcinoma.

International immunopharmacology
2021-02-18 | Journal article
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: truth or dare?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2020-12-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0815-9319
Part of ISSN: 1440-1746
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Rareș Călin Crăciun
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Recent advances in surface‑enhanced Raman spectroscopy based liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer (Review)

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
2020-10-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1792-0981
Part of ISSN: 1792-1015
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Malnutrition and non-compliance to nutritional recommendations in patients with cirrhosis are associated with a lower survival.

World journal of hepatology
2020-10-01 | Journal article
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: a hidden gem in predicting neoadjuvant treatment response in locally advanced rectal cancer?

Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology
2020-05-01 | Journal article
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

SERS-Based Liquid Biopsy of Gastrointestinal Tumors Using a Portable Raman Device Operating in a Clinical Environment

Journal of Clinical Medicine
2020-01-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2077-0383
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Percutaneous ultrasound guided radiofrequency and microwave ablation in the treatment of hepatic metastases. A monocentric initial experience.

Medical Ultrasonography
2019-08-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2066-8643
Part of ISSN: 1844-4172
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Association between PNPLA3[G]/I148M variant, steatosis and fibrosis stage in hepatitis C virus - genetic matters.

Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society
2019-08-01 | Journal article
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Rareș Călin Crăciun

Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand-1 (PD-L1) axis in hepatocellular carcinoma: prognostic and therapeutic perspectives

Clinical and Translational Oncology
2019-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: T. Mocan; Z. Sparchez; R. Craciun; C. N. Bora; D. C. Leucuta
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Peer review (10 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Annals of hepatology. (1)
Review activity for Applied sciences. (2)
Review activity for Cancers. (1)
Review activity for Diagnostics. (1)
Review activity for Gastroenterology insights. (1)
Review activity for Journal of clinical medicine. (2)
Review activity for Journal of personalized medicine. (1)
Review activity for Life. (1)