Background The impact of moderate alcohol consumption on long‐term outcomes of chronic
hepatitis C (CH‐C) infected patients remains controversial. Aim To assess the impact of …

Background & Aims: A convincing, yet inconsistent, pattern has emerged that demonstrates
increased progression of HCV-related liver disease with heavy alcohol use. The aim was to …

Abstract Background/Aims: Alcohol use and hepatitis C are prominent risk factors for liver
injury and this review offers the current understanding of each factor's effects on liver …

Background & Aims: We examined the prevalence and clinical characteristics of alcohol-
induced liver disease (ALD) in patients referred to a tertiary care center and examined the …

Background & Aims Whether alcohol intake increases the risk of complications in patients
with HCV-related cirrhosis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the …

In patients with chronic hepatitis C, alcohol consumption has been proposed as a risk factor
for the progression of liver disease; however, evidence for this remains conflicting. Two …

Background & Aims Despite a marked reduction in new cases of cirrhosis caused by HCV
infection, over 500,000 new cirrhosis cases in this category were estimated globally in 2019 …

Excess alcohol consumption can worsen the course and outcome of chronic hepatitis C. It is
important to distinguish between alcohol abuse, which must be treated on its own merits …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is frequent among patients with alcohol use disorders. We
aimed to analyse the impact of HCV infection on survival of patients seeking treatment for …

METHODS: A total of 364,361 men and women aged 40–84 years who underwent health
screening examination between January 2002 and December 2013 that included …