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Thursday, December 8, 2011

HCV Infection May Predict Coronary Artery Disease


NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Coronary artery disease was significantly more prevalent in patients with hepatitis C virus infection, compared with control subjects, based on a retrospective review. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology. 

"An association of coronary artery disease [CAD] with hepatitis C has been suggested, but definitive data are still lacking," said Dr. Sanjaya Satapathy, who conducted the study while at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y. 

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