Mortality related to HCV and other chronic liver diseases in Veneto (Italy), 2008-2021: Changes in trends and age-period-cohort effects.

Veronica CasottoClaudio B AmideiMario SaiaDario GregoriAlberto ZanettoUgo FedeliFrancesco Paolo Russo

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)

The study demonstrates a significant decrease in HCV-related mortality at the population level in Italy with the introduction of DAAs. Continuous monitoring of MCOD data is warranted to determine if this favourable trend will continue. Further studies utilizing additional health records are needed to clarify the role of other CLD etiologies.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
cardiovascular events
healthcare
public health
electronic health record
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
drug induced
social media
artificial intelligence
deep learning