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ArticleJournal of viral hepatitis2025

Long-Term Effects of Direct-Acting Antivirals on Hepatitis C: Trends in Liver Disease-Related Hospitalisations in Italy.

Francesco Saverio Mennini, Paolo Sciattella, Claudia Simonelli, Andrea Marcellusi, Stefano Rosato, Loreta A Kondili

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Article in Journal of viral hepatitis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Mortality Attributable to Hepatitis B and C in Italy, Romania, and Spain, 2022 Estimates.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Francesco Saverio MenniniDepartment of Healthcare Planning, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, and Policies in Support of the National Health Service, Italian Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy.
Paolo SciattellaFaculty of Economics, Economic Evaluation and HTA (EEHTA-CEIS), Centre for Economic and International Studies, The University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
Claudia SimonelliFaculty of Economics, Economic Evaluation and HTA (EEHTA-CEIS), Centre for Economic and International Studies, The University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
Andrea MarcellusiFaculty of Economics, Economic Evaluation and HTA (EEHTA-CEIS), Centre for Economic and International Studies, The University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
Stefano RosatoCenter for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Loreta A KondiliCenter for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) on hepatitis C virus (HCV) hospitalisation trends in Italy, the country with not only the highest burden of HCV-related disease but also the highest number of patients treated for chronic HCV infection in Europe. Incident hospital discharge records in Italy from 2012 to 2019 that included a liver cirrhosis diagnosis without mention of alcohol, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), HCV and liver cirrhosis without mention of alcohol and/or HCC, cirrhosis with mention of alcohol, as defined by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) were reviewed. An interrupted time series analysis compared the incidence of cirrhosis and HCC before and after the introduction of DAAs (Year 2015). Overall, non-alcoholic cirrhosis significantly decreased after the introduction of DAAs (β

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Antiviral AgentsHepatitis C, ChronicHospitalizationLiver CirrhosisAdultAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHumansIncidenceItalyLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultAntiviral Agentsalcoholchronic hepatitis Ccirrhosishepatocellular carcinoma

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PMID39868676
PMCPMC11771735

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