Atherosclerosis in chronic hepatitis C virus patients with and without liver cirrhosis

Conclusion EpFT and CIMT significantly increased in chronic hepatitis C virus patients especially in those with cirrhosis and closely correlated with each other. Their thickness also correlated with the Child-Pugh functional scoring ofcirrhosis as well as with ultrasound and laboratory parameters that define the severity of liver disease. The echocardiographic assessment of EpFT and the carotid Doppler assessment of CIMT may provide appropriate and simple screening markers for subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in chronic HCV patients with and without cirrhosis.
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research