Platelet count increases after viral elimination in chronic HCV, independent of the presence or absence of cirrhosis
Sayyar M, Saidi M, Zapatka S, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Garcia‐Tsao G. Platelet count increases after viral elimination in chronic HCV, independent of the presence or absence of cirrhosis. Liver International 2019, 39: 2061-2065. PMID: 31365178, PMCID: PMC11340272, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hepatitis C virusHepatitis C virusPresence of cirrhosisViral eliminationTreatment completionPlatelet countLiver fibrosisNegative HCV RNAAbsence of cirrhosisChronic HCV infectionNon-invasive scoresPlatelet count increaseChronic liver diseaseHCV infectionPortal hypertensionHCV RNAAntiviral treatmentFibrosis scoreLiver diseaseC virusFibrosis stageRetrospective analysisCirrhosisPatientsFibrosis