Higher Prevalence and More Severe Coronary Artery Disease in Hepatitis C Virus-infected Patients: A Case Control Study

Higher Prevalence and More Severe Coronary Artery Disease in Hepatitis C Virus-infected Patients: A Case Control Study

Background An association of Coronary artery disease (CAD) with hepatitis C (HCV) has been suggested, but definitive data are still lacking. Aim Our study sought to estimate the prevalence and severity of CAD in HCV patients compared to with age-, sex-, and race-matched controls without HCV infectio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology 2013-09, Vol.3 (3), p.186-191
Hauptverfasser: Satapathy, Sanjaya K, Kim, Yun Ju, Kataria, Ashish, Shifteh, Arash, Bhansali, Rohan, Cerulli, Maurice A, Bernstein, David
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Sprache:eng
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coronary artery disease
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
hepatitis C
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prevalence
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Zusammenfassung:Background An association of Coronary artery disease (CAD) with hepatitis C (HCV) has been suggested, but definitive data are still lacking. Aim Our study sought to estimate the prevalence and severity of CAD in HCV patients compared to with age-, sex-, and race-matched controls without HCV infection. Subjects and methods 63 HCV-infected patients were compared with 63 age, race, and sex-matched controls without HCV infection undergoing coronary angiography for evaluation of CAD. CAD was defined as more than a 50% blockage in any of the proximal coronary arteries on angiogram. The severity of the stenosis was defined by the modified Reardon severity scoring system:
ISSN:0973-6883
2213-3453
DOI:10.1016/j.jceh.2013.05.004