Global burden of liver disease: 2023 update

H Devarbhavi, SK Asrani, JP Arab, YA Nartey… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Liver disease accounts for two million deaths annually and is responsible for 4% of all
deaths (1 out of every 25 deaths worldwide); approximately two-thirds of all liver-related …

Global epidemiology of cirrhosis—aetiology, trends and predictions

DQ Huang, NA Terrault, F Tacke, LL Gluud… - Nature reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Cirrhosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in people with chronic liver
disease worldwide. In 2019, cirrhosis was associated with 2.4% of global deaths. Owing to …

The EASL–Lancet Liver Commission: protecting the next generation of Europeans against liver disease complications and premature mortality

TH Karlsen, N Sheron, S Zelber-Sagi, P Carrieri… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Liver diseases have become a major health threat across Europe, and
the face of European hepatology is changing due to the cure of viral hepatitis C and the …

COVID-19 and liver disease: mechanistic and clinical perspectives

T Marjot, GJ Webb, AS Barritt IV, AM Moon… - Nature reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Our understanding of the hepatic consequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and its resultant coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Breakthroughs in hepatitis C research: from discovery to cure

MP Manns, B Maasoumy - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2022 - nature.com
In the 1970s, an unknown virus was suspected for documented cases of transfusion-
associated hepatitis, a phenomenon called non-A, non-B hepatitis. In 1989, the infectious …

Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Cunningham, A Wheeler, B Hajarizadeh… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the goal set by WHO to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public
health threat, uptake of HCV testing and treatment remains low. To achieve this target …

COVID-19 and gastrointestinal disease: implications for the gastroenterologist

RH Hunt, JE East, A Lanas, P Malfertheiner… - Digestive …, 2021 - karger.com
Background: COVID-19 was initially considered a respiratory disease but the SARS-CoV-2
virus can lead to serious systemic consequences affecting major organs including the …

American association for the study of liver diseases expert panel consensus statement: vaccines to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 infection in patients with liver …

OK Fix, EA Blumberg, KM Chang, J Chu… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this document is to provide a concise scientific review of the currently available
COVID‐19 vaccines and those in development, including mRNA, adenoviral vectors, and …

Impact of COVID-19 on the liver and on the care of patients with chronic liver disease, hepatobiliary cancer, and liver transplantation: An updated EASL position paper

T Marjot, CS Eberhardt, T Boettler, LS Belli… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a serious challenge to the hepatology community,
particularly healthcare professionals and patients. While the rapid development of safe and …

A minimal monitoring approach for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (ACTG A5360 [MINMON]): a phase 4, open-label, single-arm trial

SS Solomon, S Wagner-Cardoso… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Despite widespread availability of direct-acting antivirals including generic
formulations, limited progress has been made in the global adoption of hepatitis C virus …