Symptom Burden and Treatment Response in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC).

Leonard KapsAnnette GrambihlerBethlehem YemaneMichael NagelChristian LabenzPascal PlochMaurice MichelPeter R GalleMarcus-Alexander WörnsJörn Markus Schattenberg

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2019)

In this tertiary care cohort, 75% of the patients showed biochemical response after 1 year according to the acknowledged Paris II criteria. Patients reported a significant symptom burden, and the domain fatigue of the PBC-40 was most prominently impaired.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
tertiary care
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
risk factors
physical activity