Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis Regression by Transient Elastography in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Treated with Oral Antiviral Agents
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 570-575, 2014.
Artículo
en Inglés
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-216478
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Transient elastography (TE) has been used as a non-invasive method for liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in patients with chronic liver disease. This study was performed to assess the change of LSM by TE and to assess its clinical usefulness during long-term oral antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We retrospectively reviewed 83 CHB patients. The mean interval between two LSM was 411.5 +/- 149.5 days. Initial and follow-up LSM was 16.15 +/- 12.41 kPa and 11.26 +/- 7.36 kPa, respectively (P or = 14.1 kPa (cirrhosis) at 1st LSM, 12 (40%) proved to no longer have cirrhosis (> or = 1 decrease in fibrosis stage) at 2nd LSM. LSM significantly decreased in both baseline high (> upper limit of normal [ULN] x 2) and low (< or = ULN x 2) alanine aminotransferase groups during antiviral therapy (P < 0.001; P = 0.001, respectively). Long-term oral antiviral therapy resulted in the improvement of liver stiffness in a substantial portion of patients with CHB. TE may be used a useful clinical tool to assess disease progression in CHB patients.
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Contexto en salud:
ODS3 - Salud y Bienestar
Problema de salud:
Meta 3.3: Poner fin a las enfermedades desatendidas y detener enfermedades transmisibles
Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Antivirales
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Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Administración Oral
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Hepatitis B Crónica
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Alanina Transaminasa
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Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad
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Hígado
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Cirrosis Hepática
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo