| Autor: |
Stella M Martinez, Juliette Foucher, Jean-Marc Combis, Sophie Métivier, Maurizia Brunetto, Dominique Capron, Marc Bourlière, Jean-Pierre Bronowicki, Thong Dao, Marianne Maynard-Muet, Damien Lucidarme, Wassil Merrouche, Xavier Forns, Victor de Lédinghen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 10, p e47715 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0047715 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver stiffness (LS) measurement by means of transient elastography (TE) is accurate to predict fibrosis stage. The effect of antiviral treatment and virologic response on LS was assessed and compared with untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS: TE was performed at baseline, and at weeks 24, 48, and 72 in 515 patients with CHC. RESULTS: 323 treated (62.7%) and 192 untreated patients (37.3%) were assessed. LS experienced a significant decline in treated patients and remained stable in untreated patients at the end of study (P |
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