Connection

HASHEM EL-SERAG to Hepatitis C, Chronic

This is a "connection" page, showing publications HASHEM EL-SERAG has written about Hepatitis C, Chronic.
Connection Strength

11.158
  1. Risk of Hepatocellular Cancer in U.S. Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis Treated With Direct-Acting Antivirals Versus Interferon. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Apr; 61(7):1226-1237.
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    Score: 0.697
  2. Long-Term Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in HCV Patients Treated With Direct Acting Antiviral Agents. Hepatology. 2020 01; 71(1):44-55.
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    Score: 0.477
  3. Ancestry and Risk of Hepatic Fibrosis and Inflammation in Patients With HCV Infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 08; 17(9):1912-1914.
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    Score: 0.450
  4. Epidemiology and outcomes of hepatitis C infection in elderly US Veterans. J Viral Hepat. 2016 09; 23(9):687-96.
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    Score: 0.378
  5. Coffee and Caffeine Are Associated With Decreased Risk of Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis Among Patients With Hepatitis C. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Aug; 13(8):1521-31.e3.
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    Score: 0.351
  6. Genetic Variants in Interleukin-28B Are Associated with Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Complications in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Jul; 60(7):2030-7.
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    Score: 0.349
  7. Racial differences in the progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV-infected veterans. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep; 109(9):1427-35.
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    Score: 0.336
  8. HCV genotype 3 is associated with an increased risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer in a national sample of U.S. Veterans with HCV. Hepatology. 2014 Jul; 60(1):98-105.
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    Score: 0.332
  9. Hepatitis C virus treatment: the unyielding chasm between efficacy and effectiveness. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Aug; 12(8):1381-3.
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    Score: 0.327
  10. Many patients with interleukin 28B genotypes associated with response to therapy are ineligible for treatment because of comorbidities. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Feb; 12(2):327-333.e1.
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    Score: 0.315
  11. Dietary fructose intake and severity of liver disease in hepatitis C virus-infected patients. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2013 Jul; 47(6):545-52.
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    Score: 0.312
  12. The association between serological and dietary vitamin D levels and hepatitis C-related liver disease risk differs in African American and white males. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Jul; 38(1):28-37.
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    Score: 0.310
  13. CDC and USPSTF 2012 recommendations for screening for hepatitis C virus infection: overview and take-home messages. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Mar; 11(3):200-3.
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    Score: 0.305
  14. a-Fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance: mend it but do not end it. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Apr; 11(4):441-3.
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    Score: 0.303
  15. Racial differences in the association between adiposity measures and the risk of hepatitis C-related liver disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2012 Oct; 46(9):779-88.
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    Score: 0.296
  16. Epidemiology of viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2012 May; 142(6):1264-1273.e1.
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    Score: 0.288
  17. Higher serum testosterone is associated with increased risk of advanced hepatitis C-related liver disease in males. Hepatology. 2012 Mar; 55(3):759-68.
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    Score: 0.280
  18. Level of a-fetoprotein predicts mortality among patients with hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Nov; 9(11):989-94.
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    Score: 0.273
  19. Gaps in the achievement of effectiveness of HCV treatment in national VA practice. J Hepatol. 2012 Feb; 56(2):320-5.
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    Score: 0.272
  20. Effectiveness of AFP and ultrasound tests on hepatocellular carcinoma mortality in HCV-infected patients in the USA. Gut. 2011 Jul; 60(7):992-7.
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    Score: 0.263
  21. Dietary history and physical activity and risk of advanced liver disease in veterans with chronic hepatitis C infection. Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Jun; 56(6):1835-47.
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    Score: 0.262
  22. Increasing prevalence of HCC and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Gastroenterology. 2011 Apr; 140(4):1182-1188.e1.
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    Score: 0.262
  23. Meeting vaccination quality measures for hepatitis A and B virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. Hepatology. 2011 Jan; 53(1):42-52.
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    Score: 0.261
  24. Importance of patient, provider, and facility predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in veterans: a national study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Mar; 106(3):483-91.
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    Score: 0.260
  25. The dawn of a new era: transforming our domestic response to hepatitis B & C. Gastroenterology. 2010 Apr; 138(4):1225-30, 1230.e1-3.
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    Score: 0.247
  26. Hepatitis vaccination in patients with hepatitis C: practice and validation of codes at a large Veterans Administration Medical Centre. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Nov 01; 28(9):1078-87.
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    Score: 0.222
  27. Hepatitis C infection: dying with or from the infection? J Hepatol. 2008 Feb; 48(2):183-4.
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    Score: 0.212
  28. Physical and psychosocial contributors to quality of life in veterans with hepatitis C not on antiviral therapy. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005 Sep; 39(8):731-6.
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    Score: 0.181
  29. Survival in hepatitis C and HIV co-infection: a cohort study of hospitalized veterans. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Feb; 3(2):175-83.
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    Score: 0.174
  30. Psychosocial factors are the most common contraindications for antiviral therapy at initial evaluation in veterans with chronic hepatitis C. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul; 38(6):530-4.
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    Score: 0.167
  31. The risk of end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma among persons infected with hepatitis C virus: publication bias? Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Nov; 98(11):2535-42.
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    Score: 0.160
  32. Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C among United States male veterans. Hepatology. 2002 Dec; 36(6):1439-45.
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    Score: 0.150
  33. Longitudinal Associations of Risk Factors and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Cured Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 11 01; 117(11):1834-1844.
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    Score: 0.147
  34. Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in people with opioid use disorder: a real-world study of elbasvir/grazoprevir in a US Department of Veterans Affairs population. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2022 07 04; 48(4):445-453.
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    Score: 0.141
  35. Effectiveness of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection and chronic kidney disease in the United States veterans population. Antiviral Res. 2020 02; 174:104698.
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    Score: 0.122
  36. Risk of Hepatocellular Cancer Recurrence in Hepatitis C Virus+ Patients Treated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 11; 64(11):3328-3336.
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    Score: 0.117
  37. Awareness of chronic viral hepatitis in the United States: An update from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Viral Hepat. 2019 05; 26(5):596-602.
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    Score: 0.116
  38. Validation of the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Detection Screening (HES) Algorithm in a Cohort of Veterans With Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 08; 17(9):1886-1893.e5.
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    Score: 0.114
  39. Global epidemiology and burden of HCV infection and HCV-related disease. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 02; 14(2):122-132.
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    Score: 0.099
  40. Role of Non-hepatic Medical Comorbidity and Functional Limitations in Predicting Mortality in Patients with HCV. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 01; 62(1):76-83.
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    Score: 0.097
  41. WNT signaling pathway gene polymorphisms and risk of hepatic fibrosis and inflammation in HCV-infected patients. PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e84407.
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    Score: 0.081
  42. Association between facility characteristics and the process of care delivered to patients with hepatitis C virus infection. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Feb; 59(2):273-81.
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    Score: 0.079
  43. Process of care for hepatitis C infection is linked to treatment outcome and virologic response. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Nov; 10(11):1270-1277.e3.
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    Score: 0.073
  44. The performance of process measures in hepatitis C. Am J Gastroenterol. 2012 Oct; 107(10):1512-21.
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    Score: 0.073
  45. Insurance status and treatment candidacy of hepatitis C patients: analysis of population-based data from the United States. Hepatology. 2011 Mar; 53(3):737-45.
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    Score: 0.066
  46. Prevalence and challenges of liver diseases in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Nov; 8(11):924-33; quiz e117.
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    Score: 0.064
  47. Overview of the viral hepatitis problem. J Fam Pract. 2010 Apr; 59(4 Suppl):S11-6.
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    Score: 0.062
  48. Achieving health equity to eliminate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in HBV- and HCV-associated liver disease. J Fam Pract. 2010 Apr; 59(4 Suppl):S37-42.
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    Score: 0.062
  49. Views of hepatitis C virus patients delayed from treatment for psychiatric reasons. J Viral Hepat. 2007 Dec; 14(12):883-9.
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    Score: 0.053
  50. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma among veterans with hepatitis C on disease stage, treatment received, and survival. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Apr; 5(4):508-12.
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    Score: 0.050
  51. Hepatocellular carcinoma: an epidemiologic view. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 35(5 Suppl 2):S72-8.
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    Score: 0.037
  52. The role of hepatitis C in hepatocellular carcinoma: a case control study among Egyptian patients. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2001 Aug; 33(2):123-6.
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    Score: 0.034
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