HCC is associated with diabetes and longitudinal blood glucose control in a national cohort with cirrhosis
Mezzacappa C, Mahmud N, Serper M, John B, Taddei T, Kaplan D. HCC is associated with diabetes and longitudinal blood glucose control in a national cohort with cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0344. PMID: 38055642, PMCID: PMC10984661, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of HCCBlood glucose controlBG controlIncident HCCGlucose controlCox proportional hazards regressionEtiology of cirrhosisProportional hazards regressionUnited States veteransHemoglobin A1c measurementsCirrhosis careHgb A1cHCC ratesHazards regressionNational cohortHCC riskA1c measurementStates veteransCirrhosisHigh riskDiabetesSustained controlHCCControl stateCohortLiver Stiffness Measurement and Risk Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After HCV Eradication in Veterans With Cirrhosis
John B, Dang Y, Kaplan D, Jou J, Taddei T, Spector S, Martin P, Bastaich D, Chao H, Dahman B. Liver Stiffness Measurement and Risk Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After HCV Eradication in Veterans With Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2023, 22: 778-788.e7. PMID: 38061410, PMCID: PMC10960676, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustained virological responseLiver stiffness measurementHepatitis C virusHepatocellular carcinomaHCV cirrhosisDiabetes mellitusAnnual riskChronic hepatitis C virusPortal hypertension-related complicationsRate of HCCRisk of HCCHypertension-related complicationsRetrospective cohort studyVeterans Health AdministrationStiffness measurementHCV eradicationVirological responseCohort studyC virusHCC riskLower riskCirrhosisCutoff levelHealth AdministrationAbstractText