Hepatitis C is associated with increased mortality as HCV-infected individuals have a higher all-cause and a higher liver-related mortality rate compared to the gen- eral population [9]. Cirrhosis is a common comorbid condition that complicates the management of patients admitted to an intensive-...
While inpatient burden attributable to hepatitis C virus remained significant, the burden due to alcoholic cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease also increased. Meaning The increasing burden of hospitalizations related to chronic liver disease emphasizes this disease’s clinical and economic impact...
Coffee intake is associated with reduced risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease as reported in previous studies, including prospective ones conducted in Asian populations where hepatitis B viruses (HBVs) and hepatitis C viruses (HCVs) are the dominant risk factors. Yet, prospective studies ...
The ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes defined chronic liver disease, including viral hepatitis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and alcoholic liver disease, and other causes of liver cirrhosis (Supplement Table 1). A previous validation study used the hospital administrative database and reported a positive ...
Hepatitis C virusPangenotypicShort durationBackground & Aims: Eight-week glecaprevir/pibrentasvir leads to high rates of sustained virological response at post-treatment week 12 (SVR12) across HCV genotypes (GT) 1-6 in treatment-naive patients without cirrhosis. We evaluated glecaprevir/pibren...
The participants were not screened for hepatitis B or hepatitis C, however, the prevalence in Denmark is only 0.24% and 0.38%, respectively, making it unlikely that a high ALT is due to unidentified hepatitis B or C.22,23 We excluded participants with existing liver disease, but we chose ...
The participants were not screened for hepatitis B or hepatitis C, however, the prevalence in Denmark is only 0.24% and 0.38%, respectively, making it unlikely that a high ALT is due to unidentified hepatitis B or C.22,23 We excluded participants with existing liver disease, but we chose ...
number of hospitalizations, temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, pulmonary heart disease, bronchiectasis, yypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, malignant tumor, cerebrovascular disease, viral hepatitis and Cirrhosis, respect...
Helsinki, Finland Background: Coffee intake is associated with reduced risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease as reported in previous studies, including prospective ones conducted in Asian populations where hepatitis B viruses (HBVs) and hepatitis C viruses (HCVs) are the dominant risk facto...
treatment with immunosuppressive agents in the preceding 6 months to treat kidney or immune disease, HIV infection and/or diagnosis of AIDS, chronic heart failure with New York Heart Association Class III or IV, known diagnosis of cirrhosis, pregnancy or breast-feeding, malignancy treated with chemo...