Author response to Letter to the Editor: ‘Dynamics of platelet count after sustained virologic response do not mirror those of hepatic venous pressure gradient’
Ortiz GA, Sayyar M, Garcia‐Tsao G. Author response to Letter to the Editor: ‘Dynamics of platelet count after sustained virologic response do not mirror those of hepatic venous pressure gradient’. Liver International 2019, 40: 990-991. PMID: 31749290, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14302.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsHepatitis CHumansLiver CirrhosisPlatelet CountPortal PressureSustained Virologic ResponsePlatelet 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntiviral AgentsFemaleHepatitis C, ChronicHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet CountPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSustained Virologic ResponseConceptsChronic 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