FIB‐4 stage of liver fibrosis predicts incident heart failure among HIV‐infected and uninfected patients
So‐Armah K, Lim JK, Re V, Tate JP, Chang C, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Marconi VC, Goetz MB, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Budoff MJ, Tindle HA, Samet JH, Justice AC, Freiberg MS, Team F. FIB‐4 stage of liver fibrosis predicts incident heart failure among HIV‐infected and uninfected patients. Hepatology 2017, 66: 1286-1295. PMID: 28543215, PMCID: PMC5609079, DOI: 10.1002/hep.29285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusFibrosis/cirrhosisHIV/HCV statusAdvanced fibrosis/cirrhosisLiver fibrosisCHF eventsHCV statusFIB-4Hepatitis CAdvanced liver fibrosis/cirrhosisIncident CHFCongestive heart failure riskCardiovascular disease risk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyProportional hazards regression modelsLiver fibrosis/cirrhosisIncident CHF eventsRisk of CHFFibrosis-4 indexIncident heart failureDisease risk factorsHeart failure riskAging Cohort StudyCardiovascular disease riskPrevalent cardiovascular disease