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Reduced Incidence and Better Liver Disease Outcomes among Chronic HCV Infected Patients Who Consume Cannabis.

Adeyinka Charles AdejumoOluwole Muyiwa AdegbalaKelechi Lauretta AdejumoTerence Ndonyi Bukong
Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2018)
Our findings suggest that cannabis use is associated with decreased incidence of liver cirrhosis, but no change in mortality nor LOS among HCV patients. These novel observations warrant further molecular mechanistic studies.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • risk factors
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • cardiovascular events
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease