2011
A Comparison of Treatment Eligibility for Hepatitis C Virus in HCV-Monoinfected Versus HCV/HIV-Coinfected Persons in Electronically Retrieved Cohort of HCV-Infected Veterans
Butt AA, McGinnis K, Skanderson M, Justice AC. A Comparison of Treatment Eligibility for Hepatitis C Virus in HCV-Monoinfected Versus HCV/HIV-Coinfected Persons in Electronically Retrieved Cohort of HCV-Infected Veterans. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2011, 27: 973-979. PMID: 21338329, PMCID: PMC3719436, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHepatitis C virusDecompensated liver diseaseHCV-HIVTreatment eligibilityC virusCohort of HCVVA National Patient Care DatabaseNational Patient Care DatabasePharmacy Benefits Management databaseHCV treatment eligibilityHCV-HIV coinfectionRecent alcohol abuseHCV/HIVCurrent treatment guidelinesProportion of patientsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseasePatient Care DatabaseActual clinical settingsCoinfected PersonsAggressive managementCommon contraindicationsPharmacy recordsRenal failure
2009
Hepatitis C Virus Infection and the Risk of Coronary Disease
Butt AA, Xiaoqiang W, Budoff M, Leaf D, Kuller LH, Justice AC. Hepatitis C Virus Infection and the Risk of Coronary Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009, 49: 225-232. PMID: 19508169, PMCID: PMC3077953, DOI: 10.1086/599371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionTraditional risk factorsHigh riskHCV infectionControl subjectsRisk factorsVirus infectionRisk of CADMean total plasma cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolCox proportional hazards modelHCV Infected VeteransTotal plasma cholesterolFavorable risk profileProportional hazards modelVeterans Affairs facilitiesLower lipid levelsLipoprotein cholesterolObservational cohortRenal failureArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseMultivariable analysis