Obesity Makes Treatment of HCV Difficult
Research conducted by scientists at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota has revealed that obesity was a metabolic condition, which could interfere //with the treatment for the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). ....Lead researcher Dr. Michael R. Charlton and his colleagues have found that obese patients treated for the chronic hepatitis C virus infection are also more likely to see better results when under...HCV Patients Survival After Liver Transplantation is Not Improving
For liver transplant recipients without hepatitis C (HCV), survival has improved over time. However, for recipients with HCV, survival has not improved//, according to a study in the issue of Liver Transplantation. ....HCV-induced liver disease is the most common reason for liver transplantation in the U.S., however, previous studies have shown that these patients do not respond as well to liver...HCV Patients Survival After Liver Transplantation is Not Improving
For liver transplant recipients without hepatitis C (HCV), survival has improved over time. However, for recipients with HCV, survival has not improved , according to a study in the issue of Liver Transplantation. ......HCV-induced liver disease is the most common reason for liver transplantation in the U.S., however, previous studies have shown that these patients do not respond as well to live...