High Red Cell Distribution Width and Low Absolute Lymphocyte Count Associate With Subsequent Mortality in HCV Infection
| Autor: | Alyssa Lange, Taissa Bej, Carey L. Shive, Surya Gopal, Yngve Falck-Ytter, Anita Moreland, Perica Davitkov, Lenche Kostadinova, Donald D. Anthony, Sofi Damjanovska, Sadeer G. Al-Kindi, David A. Zidar, Corrine Kowal, Brigid Wilson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis Immunology Red cell Gastroenterology Liver disease Internal medicine Risk of mortality Immunology and Allergy Medicine Rheumatoid arthritis Molecular Biology Framingham Risk Score business.industry Retrospective cohort study Red blood cell distribution width medicine.disease Infectious Diseases inflammation Anisocytosis Lymphocyte business Transient elastography Tumor Necrosis Factor Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Pathogens and Immunity |
| ISSN: | 2469-2964 |
| Popis: | Background: Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) chronic infection can lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), end-stage liver disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality. Transient Elastography (TE) is used to non-invasively assess fibrosis. Whether immune monitoring provides additive prognostic value is not established. Increased red-cell distribution width (RDW) and decreased absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) predict mortality in those without liver disease. Whether these relationships remain during HCV infection is unknown. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort of 1,715 single-site VA Liver Clinic patients receiving Transient Elastography (TE) 2014-2019 to evaluate HCV-associated liver damage were evaluated for RDW and ALC in relation to traditional parameters of cardiovascular risk, liver health, development of HCC, and mortality. Results: The cohort was 97% male, 55% African American, 26% with diabetes mellitus, 67% with hypertension, and 66% with tobacco use. After TE, 3% were subsequently diagnosed with HCC, and 12% (n=208) died. Most deaths (n=189) were due to non-liver causes. The TE score associated with prevalent CVD positively correlated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) 10-Year Risk Score, age, RDW, and negatively correlated with ALC. Patients with anisocytosis (RDW above 14%) or lymphopenia (ALC level under 1.2x109/L) had greater subsequent all-cause mortality, even after adjusting for age, TE score, and comorbidities. TE score, and to a modest degree RDW, were associated with subsequent liver-associated mortality, while TE score, RDW, and ALC were each independently associated with non-liver cause of death. Conclusion: Widely available mortality calculators generally require multiple pieces of clinical information. RDW and ALC, parameters collected on a single laboratory test that is commonly performed, prior to HCV therapy may be pragmatic markers of long-term risk of mortality. |
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