Liver Disease
From the AGA Journals
Ascites Care Suboptimal at Some Veterans Affairs Facilities
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Quality of Life Undiminished by Telaprevir in Chronic Hepatitis C
Major Finding: After adjustment for age and sex in treatment-naive chronic HCV patients, the baseline mean index values for health-related quality...
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Liver Cancer Rates Continue to Rise, Vigilance Warranted
Major Finding: U.S. hepatocellular carcinoma cases rose threefold during 1975-2007, while hospitalized cases rose by more than a third during 2005...
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Statins Appear Safe, Even Beneficial, in Cirrhosis
Major Finding: Among patients with advanced liver disease, the hepatic decompensation rate was 38.2% in patients on statin therapy and 50.6% in...
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Rise in Adolescent NAFLD Outpacing Obesity
Major Finding: Among obese adolescents, elevated ALT levels rose from 16.7% in 1988 to 36.9% in 2008. Data Source: A retrospective analysis of...