2021
O-6 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OS HEPATIC FIBROSIS BEFORE AND AFTER HCV CURE AND CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Ragazzo T, Garcia-Tsao G, Mazo D, Ziteli P, Oliveira C, Singer J, Carrilho F, Pessoa M. O-6 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OS HEPATIC FIBROSIS BEFORE AND AFTER HCV CURE AND CORRELATION WITH CLINICAL OUTCOMES. Annals Of Hepatology 2021, 24: 100493. DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2021.100493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver stiffness measurementF3/F4Viral eliminationLiver fibrosisF0-1Advanced liver fibrosis/cirrhosisLiver fibrosis/cirrhosisChronic liver diseaseFibrosis/cirrhosisNon-invasive testsNon-invasive assessmentHCV cureAntiviral therapyClinical outcomesLiver diseaseHepatic fibrosisClinical usefulnessPatientsPredictive valueRelevant outcomesDecompensationLarger studyFibrosisLSM increaseStiffness measurement
2019
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
2008
Prediction of clinical outcomes in primary biliary cirrhosis by serum enhanced liver fibrosis assay
Mayo MJ, Parkes J, Adams‐Huet B, Combes B, Mills AS, Markin RS, Rubin R, Wheeler D, Contos M, West AB, Saldana S, Getachew Y, Butsch R, Luketic V, Peters M, Di Bisceglie A, Bass N, Lake J, Boyer T, Martinez E, Boyer J, Garcia‐Tsao G, Barnes D, Rosenberg WM. Prediction of clinical outcomes in primary biliary cirrhosis by serum enhanced liver fibrosis assay. Hepatology 2008, 48: 1549-1557. PMID: 18846542, PMCID: PMC2597274, DOI: 10.1002/hep.22517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary biliary cirrhosisSerum fibrosis markersBiliary cirrhosisLiver biopsyClinical progressionFibrosis markersLiver fibrosisPrognostic informationPrognostic performanceSerial liver biopsy specimensEnd-stage liver diseaseLong-term prognostic informationLiver-related deathPositive antimitochondrial antibodyMayo risk scoreEvent-free survivalAppropriate clinical settingSerum hyaluronic acidEnhanced liver fibrosisLiver biopsy specimensAccurate noninvasive measureFibrosis algorithmsPBC subjectsVariceal bleedBiopsy complications