Journal of Digestive Diseases and Hepatology

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  • Gianni Testino
  • Silvia Leone
چکیده

Alcohol is one of the most common causes of liver disease after the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). 80% of deaths from liver disease, 60% of cirrhosis and 50% of deaths from cirrhosis are alcohol related. In addition, the association between alcoholdependance and HCV infection is the primary cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [4, 5]. With the introduction of new Direct-Acting Antivirals (DDAs) during the next few years alcohol will become the primary cause of liver disease and Liver Transplantation (LT) [6].Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) is the most common alcoholrelated medical complication.

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تاریخ انتشار 2016