Atorvastatin and fluvastatin are associated with dose-dependent reductions in cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, among patients with hepatitis C virus: Results from ERCHIVES

Hepatology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 47-57

  Simon, Tracey G ^a,b   Bonilla, Hector ^c   Yan, Peng ^d,e   Chung, Raymond T ^a,b   Butt, Adeel A ^d,e,f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Diablo Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; FLUINDOSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FIB 4 SCORE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84976491135     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28506     Document Type: Article

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