Endothelial Dysfunction Correlates with Liver Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection

Endothelial Dysfunction Correlates with Liver Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection

Background. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can exert proatherogenic activities due to its direct action on vessel walls and/or via the chronic inflammatory process involving the liver. Aims. To clarify the role of HCV in atherosclerosis development in monoinfected HCV patients at different degree...

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Main Authors: Michele Barone, Maria Teresa Viggiani, Annabianca Amoruso, Serafina Schiraldi, Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Francesca Cortese, Michele Gesualdo, Natale Brunetti, Alfredo Di Leo, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/682174

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