Early liver function improvement following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: a real-life study.

Mariana Sandoval Lourenço Patricia Momoyo Yoshimura Zitelli Marlone Cunha-Silva Arthur Ivan N Oliveira Roque Gabriel Rezende de Lima Evandro de Oliveira Souza Claudia Pinto Marques Souza de Oliveira Tiago Sevá-Pereira Flair Jose Carrilho Mário Guimarães Pessôa Daniel Ferraz de Campos Mazo

Published in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)

Patients with decompensated HCV cirrhosis showed a high SVR rate with interferon-free therapy. Early liver function improvement occurred after successful HCV eradication. However, long-term follow-up of these patients after SVR remains strongly advised.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
heart failure
hepatitis c virus
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
stem cells
dendritic cells
immune response
bone marrow
patient reported outcomes
atrial fibrillation
liver fibrosis
cell therapy
patient reported