Fibrosis & Cirrhosis
Coverage of the 2017 AASLD Liver Meeting
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2017 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Liver Meeting in Washington, DC, October 20-24, 2017.
Conference highlights include direct-acting antiviral therapy for difficult-to-treat people with hepatitis C, novel hepatitis B agents, complications of viral hepatitis, and NAFLD/NASH.
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11/30/17
AASLD 2016: Portal Hypertension Less Likely to Improve After HCV Treatment When Fibrosis Is Severe
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- Category: Fibrosis & Cirrhosis
- Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2016 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
Curing hepatitis C infection moderately reduces portal hypertension, but has less impact for people with more severe liver stiffness due to fibrosis, Spanish researchers reported at the 2016 AASLD Liver Meeting this month in Boston.
HIV Coinfection Not a Risk Factor for Liver Fibrosis Progression in People with Hepatitis C
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- Category: Fibrosis & Cirrhosis
- Published on Wednesday, 05 October 2016 00:00
- Written by Michael Carter
HIV coinfection is not associated with accelerated progression of liver fibrosis in people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to U.S. research published in the October 15 edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Factors linked with fibrosis progression were low fibrosis stage at baseline and flares in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels.
Coverage of the 2016 AASLD Liver Meeting
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Sunday, 20 November 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2016 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Liver Meeting in Boston, November 11-15, 2016.
Conference highlights include direct-acting antiviral therapy for difficult-to-treat people with hepatitis C, novel hepatitis B agents, complications of viral hepatitis, and NAFLD/NASH.
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11/20/16
AASLD 2015: Coffee Linked to Reduced Liver Fibrosis in People with HBV, HCV, and NAFLD
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- Category: Fibrosis & Cirrhosis
- Published on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Drinking coffee was associated with lower liver stiffness -- a non-invasive measure used to estimate liver fibrosis -- in people with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers reported at the 2015 AASLD Liver Meeting last week in San Francisco. The study also showed a trend toward less liver fat build-up in people with NAFLD.