Increased liver stiffness is associated with mortality in HIV/HCV coinfected subjects: The French nationwide ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort study.

Sarah Shili-MasmoudiPhilippe SogniVictor de LedinghenLaure EsterleMarc-Antoine ValantinIsabelle Poizot-MartinAnne SimonEric RosenthalKarine LacombeGilles PialouxOlivier BouchaudAnne Gervais-HasenknoffCécile GoujardLionel PirothDavid ZucmanStéphanie DominguezFrançois RaffiLaurent AlricFirouzé Bani-SadrCaroline Lascoux-CombeDaniel GaripuyPatrick MiailhesDaniel VittecoqClaudine DuvivierHugues AumaîtreDidier NeauPhilippe MorlatFrançois DabisDominique SalmonLinda Wittkopnull null

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Any LSM >12.5 kPa was strongly associated with all-cause mortality independently of SVR and other important covariates. Our results suggest that close follow-up of these patients should remain a priority even after achieving SVR.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
end stage renal disease
human immunodeficiency virus
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
prognostic factors
cross sectional
risk factors
south africa