To optimize the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection,
noninvasive tests to determine the degree of hepatic fibrosis have been developed. The aims of …

… read with great interest the study by Dr Mallet et al,(1) … Mallet et al, (1) however, the
above-mentioned factors were not well described. And then, could the results of the study by Dr …

Inflammation has been shown to induce the progression of fibrosis in response to liver injury.
Among inflammatory cells, macrophages and lymphocytes play major roles in both the …

Background: There is currently no accepted treatment of chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV)
infection. Objective: To report 2 patients in whom ribavirin therapy seemed to alter the natural …

Supersonic shear imaging (SSI) has recently been demonstrated to be a repeatable and
reproducible transient bidimensional elastography technique. We report a prospective clinical …

Background There is no established therapy for hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. The aim of
this retrospective, multicenter case series was to assess the effects of ribavirin as …

Background Simple and inexpensive non-invasive fibrosis tests are highly needed but have
been poorly studied in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods Using liver histology as a gold standard…

Background & Aims The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is reduced but not eradicated
among patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced advanced hepatic fibrosis who …

Background & Aims Quantitative shear wave elastography was shown to be an effective tool
for the non-invasive diagnosis and staging of chronic liver diseases. The liver shear …

Background Apoptosis has been shown to contribute to myocardial reperfusion injury. It has
been suggested that, in reducing the apoptotic component within the ischemic area at risk, …