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