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Sort by: Relevance | Newest | OldestSpotlight on mortality trends in liver disease
One study looked at 10-year U.S. mortality trends related to chronic liver diseases, while another assessed mortality from cirrhosis and liver cancer in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/27/5.htm
27 Jul 2018
Transplant of HCV-infected kidneys to HCV-negative recipients yields good outcomes at 12 months
The study authors concluded that their results should encourage efforts to increase use of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected kidneys and called for larger confirmatory trials.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/7.htm
24 Aug 2018
MKSAP Quiz: New-onset ascites
This month's quiz asks readers to determine appropriate management for a 55-year-old man with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis who is hospitalized for new-onset ascites.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/27/4.htm
27 Nov 2018
More liver transplants occurring in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease
The increase from 2002 to 2016 can partly be explained by reductions in hepatitis C-related transplants but may also indicate changing perspectives on abstinence requirements, study authors said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/25/4.htm
25 Jan 2019
Reformulation of extended-release oxycodone may have triggered increase in hepatitis C rates
Hepatitis C virus infections increased three times faster in states with above-median rates of initial misuse of extended-release oxycodone (OxyContin) than in states with below-median rates, and the increase began immediately after a reformulation of the drug in 2010.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/22/1.htm
22 Feb 2019
Spotlight on direct-acting antivirals
Studies of contemporary populations with hepatitis C virus infection demonstrated that treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapies was linked to improvement in several long-term clinical outcomes.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/22/5.htm
22 Feb 2019
Alcohol-related liver disease more likely to be diagnosed at advanced stages, study finds
On the other hand, viral hepatitis-related disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are more likely to be treated early, due in part to the development of effective drugs for the former and increased awareness of the latter.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/22/3.htm
22 Feb 2019
MKSAP quiz: HCV-related cirrhosis with decompensation
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the next step in management for a 64-year-old man with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related decompensation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/4.htm
22 Mar 2019
Patients had high adherence to HCV treatment delivered in opioid agonist therapy programs
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment completion rate was 97% among all participants, including those actively using drugs.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/26/6.htm
26 Apr 2019
Hepatitis C medicines have led to liver decompensation in some patients
The FDA has identified 63 cases of liver decompensation with medications to treat hepatitis C, most of which occurred in patients with moderate to severe liver impairment who should not have been prescribed the drugs.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/6.htm
27 Sep 2019