Hepatitis C Treatment Differences in Elderly Patients: Single-Center Retrospective Study.
Conclusion and Relevance: Lower SVR12 was seen in elderly cirrhotic patients (69.4%), who are at higher risk of complications related to advanced liver disease and untreated HCV infection, highlighting the need to treat patients before cirrhosis develops.
PMID: 31452381 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Qureshi K, Petersen T, Andres J Tags: Ann Pharmacother Source Type: research
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