JL Dienstag, JG McHutchison - Gastroenterology, 2006 - Elsevier In the United States, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection accounts for
approximately 40% of all chronic liver disease, results in an estimated
8000–10,000 deaths annually, and is the most frequent indication for ... Cited by 161 - Related articles - All 17 versions
K Kiyosawa, T Umemura, T Ichijo, A … - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier During the past 20 years, primary liver cancer, 95% of which is hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC), has ranked third in men and fifth in women as a cause of death
from malignant neoplasm in Japan. The numbers of deaths and death rate from ... Cited by 112 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
EJ Heathcote - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in North America,
Europe, and Japan, caused largely by the high rates of chronic hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection. In such individuals, the risk factors for developing HCC ... Cited by 66 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 16 versions
- ►ecmaj.ca T Wong, SS Lee - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006 - ecmaj.ca Primary care physicians see many of the estimated 250 000 Canadians chronically
infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Of this number, about one-third are
unaware they are infected, which constitutes a large hidden epidemic. They ... Cited by 66 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 14 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] BJ Veldt, EJ Heathcote, H Wedemeyer, J … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Clinical outcomes of chronic hepatitis C infection in patients with
advanced fibrosis include liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. ... Objective: To investigate whether sustained virologic response to ... Cited by 66 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►annals.org MJ Alter, LB Seeff, BR Bacon, DL Thomas, MO … - Annals of internal medicine, 2004 - Am Coll Physicians In the United States, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects an
estimated 3 million persons, most younger than 50 years of age. It is one of the
leading causes of chronic liver disease morbidity and mortality and the ... Cited by 51 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
JJ Feld, TJ Liang - Hepatology, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com Hepatitis C follows a variable course with some patients developing progressive
liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, while others have
minimal or no significant liver disease after decades of infection. Studies ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
DB Nelson, PC Adams - Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov DN: Given the tremendous volume of gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures
performed in the United States (and worldwide), the rate of transmission of
infection is vanishingly small. There have been 35 documented cases of ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 16 versions
AA Butt - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Hepatitis C virus infects an estimated 170 million people worldwide. It is a
major cause of liver cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular
carcinoma. It is also a leading cause of liver transplant in the USA. The ... Cited by 22 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
K Kalantar-Zadeh, LG Miller, ES Daar - American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2005 - Elsevier Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an increase in
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