Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2016 · 45 citations · 9 references
MedicineInternal MedicineClinical EpidemiologyDiagnostic ImagingHepatologyChronic Liver DiseaseCirrhosisHepatocellular CarcinomaLiver DiseaseLiver ImagingViral HepatitisAcute Clinical AssessmentAlanine Aminotransferase MonitoringChronic Liver Disease EvaluationChronic Viral HepatitisDisease Activity MeasurementSerum Alanine AminotransferaseViral Hepatitis AssessmentViral Hepatitis-related Cirrhosis
Among 2338 chronic hepatitis B patients followed during 2006-2013 in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, 78% had ≥1 alanine aminotransferase and 37% had ≥1 hepatitis B virus DNA level assessed annually. Among cirrhotic patients, 46% never had hepatic imaging. Patients in this cohort were insufficiently monitored for disease activity and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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AASLD guidelines for treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Norah A. Terrault, Natalie Bzowej, Kyong‐Mi Chang et al. · Hepatology · 2015 · 2K citations