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Long-term results and modeling to predict outcomes in recipients with HCV infection: results of the NIDDK liver transplantation database.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Sept 2004
Charlton Michael, Ruppert Kris, Belle Steven H, Bass Nathan, Schafer Daniel, Wiesner Russell H, Detre Katherine, Wei Yuling, Everhart James
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated liver disease is the most common indication for liver transplantation (LT). There are, however, no long-term (>5 year) studies of comparative outcomes for recipients with HCV infection, and no models capable of identifying recipients with HCV infection at greatest risk for adverse outcomes. We prospectively determined: 1) long-term outcomes, and 2) whether pretransplant patient...
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