High Red Cell Distribution Width and Low Absolute Lymphocyte Count Associate With Subsequent Mortality in HCV Infection

• Main Authors: Sofi Damjanovska (Author), Perica Davitkov (Author), Surya Gopal (Author), Lenche Kostadinova (Author), Corrine Kowal (Author), Alyssa Lange (Author), Anita Moreland (Author), Carey Shive (Author), Brigid Wilson (Author), Taissa Bej (Author), Sadeer Al-Kindi (Author), Yngve Falck-Ytter (Author), David Zidar (Author), Donald D. Anthony (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Case Western Reserve University, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) chronic infection can lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), end-stage liver disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality. Transient Elastography (TE) is used to non-invasively assess fibrosis. Whether immune monitoring provides additive progno...