Hepatitis D virus (HDV) prevalence in Austria is low but causes considerable morbidity due to fast progression to cirrhosis.

Mathias JachsTeresa BinterCaroline SchmidbauerLukas HartlMichael StrasserHermann LaferlStephanie Hametner-SchreilAlexander LindorferKristina DaxKatharina StauferHarald H KesslerSebastian BernhoferAndreas MaieronLorin LoackerSimona BotaIsabel SantonjaPetra MundaMattias Mandorfer Markus Peck-RadosavljevicHeidemarie HolzmannMichael GschwantlerHeinz ZollerPeter FerenciThomas Reiberger

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2021)

The number of confirmed HDV viremic cases in Austria is low (<1% of HBV patients) but potentially underestimated. Testing all HBV patients will increase the diagnostic yield. More than half of viremic HDV patients had ACLD. Improved HDV testing and workup strategies will facilitate access to novel antiviral therapies.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
hepatitis b virus