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Changing indications for liver transplant: slow decline of hepatitis viruses in Italy
- Source :
- Infectious Diseases. 52:557-562
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background: The indications to LT are changing rapidly in Europe and the U.S. mainly due to the extensive use of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) against HCV. Italy was an endemic area for viral hepatitis. Methods: The study reviewed liver transplant registry of a leading Italian centre from the year 2014 (the year before the extensive use of DAA in Italy) to December 2018, with the scope of recording trends in indications. The indications were categorised as: HCV; HBV ± HDV; alcohol-dependent liver disease (ALD); NASH; mescellaneous. Transplants for decompensation or hepatocellular carcinoma were analysed separately. The data were analysed using standard statistical methods. Results: During the study period 463 LTs were accomplished. For the scope of the present study second transplants and transplant in patients
- Subjects :
- Adult
Liver Cirrhosis
Male
0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical)
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Liver Cirrhosi
030106 microbiology
Antiviral Agents
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
NAFLD
medicine
Humans
Liver transplant
alcohol
hepatitis B
hepatitis C
030212 general & internal medicine
Antiviral Agent
Hepatitis virus
General Immunology and Microbiology
business.industry
Liver Neoplasms
virus diseases
Endemic area
Biomarker
General Medicine
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Middle Aged
Hepatitis B
medicine.disease
Virology
digestive system diseases
Liver Transplantation
Europe
Treatment Outcome
Infectious Diseases
Italy
Liver Neoplasm
Disease Progression
Female
sense organs
business
Biomarkers
Liver Failure
Human
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23744243 and 23744235
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c67f4a41b28c2b46429278866db88677