Prognostic value of liver stiffness in HIV/HCV-Coinfected patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Prognostic value of liver stiffness in HIV/HCV-Coinfected patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Abstract Background Little is known about the utility of transient elastography (TE) for assessing the prognosis of patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DC). Methods We analyzed HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with DC who underwent TE as part of their routine follow-up between 2006 and 2015. We also c...

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Main Authors: Leire Pérez-Latorre, Matilde Sánchez-Conde, Pilar Miralles, Juan Carlos López, Francisco Parras, Francisco Tejerina, Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Ana Carrero, Cristina Díez, Margarita Ramírez, Isabel Gutiérrez, José María Bellón, Rafael Bañares, Juan Berenguer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Transient elastography
Liver stiffness
Liver fibrosis
FibroScan
Coinfection
HIV infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3067-z

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