Na ïve hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients are at risk of carotid atherosclerosis: A prospective study

CONCLUSION: Untreated HBeAg-negative CHB is an independent risk factor for carotid plaques and subclinical atherosclerosis, while ICs present a similar risk to controls.PMID:34497439 | PMC:PMC8384736 | DOI:10.3748/wjg.v27.i30.5112

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - September 9, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mar Riveiro-Barciela Cristina Marcos-Fosch Fernando Martinez-Valle Fabrizio Bronte Olimpia Orozco Isidro Sanz-P érez Daniele Torres Maria-Teresa Salcedo Salvatore Petta Rafael Esteban Antonio Craxi Maria Buti Source Type: research