liver cirrhosis/fatigue

The study will be conducted in compliance with International Standard good clinical practices (GCPs) and the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was approved by local Institutional Review Board and registered in clinical trials.gov. Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation Blood counts and liver

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has an estimated global prevalence of 2%-3% with 130-170 million people infected with HCV.(1) HCVcauses chronic inflammation of the liver leading to chronic hepatitis, which can advance to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and significant extrahepatic

Hepatitis C has been associated with substantial resource utilization as a result of its effect on the liver as well as other organ systems (the extrahepatic manifestations of HCV). It has been widely reported to have a profound negative impact on patient's health-related quality of life (HRQL). The

This is a pilot study that include 30 patients with liver cirrhosis and portal vein thrombus which don't fulfill the criteria of malignancy by imaging technique. The patients involved in the study were and will be admitted to Specialized Medical Hospital, Mansoura University Hospitals. Study

This study is being conducted to evaluate real-world effectiveness of HCV DAA therapy in CHC hemodialysis patients when the DAA-treatment is managed and monitored by the nephrologist of hemodialysis center. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 185 million individuals worldwide (1) and 3.4

A group of 60 patients with HBV induced cirrhosis will be recruited for study, which involved a 4 times IMT with gastroduodenoscopy and the time interval is generally 2 weeks. Participants can keep taking their present treatment. All participants will be assessed at baseline, after 3 months, 6

1. Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex and long-term illness that involves marked disabilities in affected patients. It has been one of the leading causes of global burden of disease, especially in the middle-age groups (GBD Lancet 2016; 388:1603-58). It is also a common

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC, previously called 'primary biliary cirrhosis') is an autoimmune cholestatic liver disease characterized by destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts and progression to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. In the pre-cirrhotic phase, fatigue and pruritus are the dominant

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC, previously called 'primary biliary cirrhosis') is an autoimmune cholestatic liver disease characterized by destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts and progression to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. In the pre-cirrhotic phase, fatigue and pruritus are the dominant

Patients with chronic hepatitis b were enrolled in the study. Age, sex, weight, height, symptoms (e.g., fatigue, poor appetite, jaundice), relapse, retreatment, occurrence of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), mortality and survival rate were recorded in the study. We also observed

Investigators propose to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by performing a home sleep study on all the patients with biopsy proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) being followed up at the Hepatology Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, in phase one of this study. The

An excessive loss of lean mass could have negative metabolic consequences. Indeed, lean mass is an essential determinant of weight loss and of the glycaemia regulation. An important loss of muscular mass could expose the person to a reduction of quality of life (because of fatigue), or even a

Hepatitis C Virus infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide with current estimates of approximately 130 - 210 million individuals (according to 3% of the world population) chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus. However, hepatitis C virus infections are among

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic disease with a progressive destruction of hepatic parenchyma, leading to cirrhosis and high mortality in the absence of specific treatment. It has been demonstrated that the treatment with corticosteroids and azathioprine provides clinical and laboratory

Chronic hepatitis C is one of the most frequent infectious diseases worldwide and a major cause of chronic liver disease. At diagnosis, approximately 20 % of patients with chronic hepatitis C already have liver cirrhosis. Therapy for hepatitis C has meanwhile reached a high level of efficacy and