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Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Given the widespread impact of hepatic disease on other organs including the kidney, lungs, and the immune and central nervous systems, it’s been interesting that the heart is rarely mentioned. A study in this month’s issue of the Journal of Hepatology by Maruyama et al. identifies a common effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on myocardial function that is reversible following viral eradication. Unlike the effect on other organs, however, this cardiac connection does not reflect a consequence of advanced liver disease but rather a direct result of HCV infection.

Source: Journal of Hepatology

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.10.014

Author: Scott L. Friedman

Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Language: English

Topic: Hepatitis C virus research

Subfield: Hepatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,500