Timing and description of hepatic decompensation

Timing and description of hepatic decompensation

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Aim This study aimed to evaluate the rate of hepatic decompensation and de novo HCC and identify their independent factors in HCV genotype 4-infected patients with compensated liver cirrhosis following successful direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. Methods This prospective cohort study included 1789 patients with HCV genotype 4-related compensa...

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... and follow-up data of patients who developed hepatic decompensation and those who did not develop decompensation are shown in Table 1. The most common form of decompensation was ascites (Table 2). ...

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... There is significant progressive hepatic decompensation in this study when comparing the results of clinical findings and laboratory investigations at diagnosis of HCC with those at the end of the study. This is in agreement with Marie et al. who found significant hepatic decompensation during the course of HCC with features including ascites, jaundice, hepatic encephalopathy and hematemesis [24]. ...