Pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C deteriorates subclinical markers of vascular function

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2019 Mar-Apr;60(2):143-145. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2018.07.001. Epub 2018 Jul 6.
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Keywords: Chronic hepatitis C; Functional cardiovascular markers; Pegylated-interferon; Ribavirin; Structural cardiovascular markers.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Atherosclerosis / chemically induced
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Healthy Volunteers
  • Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / drug therapy*
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / virology
  • Humans
  • Interferons / adverse effects*
  • Interferons / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulse Wave Analysis / statistics & numerical data
  • Ribavirin / adverse effects*
  • Ribavirin / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ribavirin
  • Interferons