In the 1970s, an unknown virus was suspected for documented cases of transfusion-
associated hepatitis, a phenomenon called non-A, non-B hepatitis. In 1989, the infectious …

Acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health concern with substantial
geographical variation in the incidence rate. People who have received unsafe medical …

HCV infection, risk-based screening failed to identify the majority of individuals with HCV
infection due to both clinician and patient barriers.(9-12) Analysis of the 2003-2010 National …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease, with
approximately 71 million chronically infected individuals worldwide. Clinical care for patients …

The first human heart transplantation was performed by Christian Barnard in 1967. While the
technical aspect had been worked out, allograft rejection was a major limitation in the early …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a silent killer that leads to rapid progression of liver
cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). High prevalence of HCV infection has been …

The advent of therapies for successful treatment of hepatitis C virus has allowed the heart
and lung transplant community to re-explore the use of hepatitis C virus–positive donors for …

Background An increasing percentage of potential organ donors are infected with hepatitis
C virus (HCV). After transplantation from an infected donor, establishment of HCV infection …

Dr. Aronsohn has no relevant financial affiliations to disclose (updated November 12, 2019).
Dr. Bhattacharya has no relevant financial affiliations to disclose (updated November 13 …

Liver transplantation (LT) is an established life-saving procedure. The field of LT has
changed in the past 10 years from several perspectives, with the expansion of indications …