Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus infection disease burden - volume 3

How Hepatitis C Virus Infection Contributes to Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review

Hepatitis C disease burden and strategies to manage the burden (Guest Editors Mark Thursz, Gregory Dore and John Ward).

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The recent Global Burden of Disease project estimated that in 2010 among 170 million people living with chronic HCV, an estimated 483,100 people died from HCV-related liver failure or HCC. The last two decades has seen progressive improvements in treatment of HCV infection with the m...

liver disease burden of hepatitis c virus infection in iran and the potential impact of various treatment strategies on the disease burden

conclusions an increasing burden of hcv-related liver disease is expected in iran under the current diagnosis and treatment levels. increased diagnosis and treatment uptake is required in combination with enhanced treatment efficacy to reduce the hcv burden. the relatively young age of the hcv infected population, provides an opportunity for timely interventions to avert the projected rising hc...

The Absence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Patients with Hepatitis B virus in Mashhad, Iran

Background and Aims: Many studies have provided evidence for the role of hepatitis B and C viruses in the development of liver cancer. Although the routine treatment is available for both conditions, no definite guideline is available to treat patients dually infected with HBV and HCV. This study was performed to determine the frequency of HBV/HCV-coinfection in Mashhad, North-East of Iran. Mat...

Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Kidney Disease