Rates of decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma and mortality in AMA‐negative primary biliary cholangitis cirrhosis
John BV, Dahman B, Deng Y, Khakoo NS, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE, Levy C. Rates of decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma and mortality in AMA‐negative primary biliary cholangitis cirrhosis. Liver International 2021, 42: 384-393. PMID: 34614294, PMCID: PMC8810619, DOI: 10.1111/liv.15079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-related deathAMA-negative PBCPBC cirrhosisHepatocellular carcinomaMale patientsAMA-positive patientsAMA-positive PBCLiver-related outcomesSimilar unadjusted ratesAnti-mitochondrial antibodiesSimilar ratesNumber of patientsVeterans Health AdministrationRate of decompensationDevelopment of deathUDCA responseOverall deathUnadjusted ratesCirrhosis diagnosisCirrhosisLarge cohortDecompensationPatientsHealth AdministrationNatural history