Alcohol use disorders - stronger predictor of mortality than chronic hepatitis C virus infection

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/eaft-aud042415.php

Public Release: 25-Apr-2015
European Association for the Study of the Liver

Results presented today at The International Liver Congress™ 2015, show that alcohol use disorders (AUD) have a serious, negative prognostic outcome with higher mortality risks in the general population and patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in particular.

The study found that chronic HCV infection has a limited impact on mortality, unless the patient also has other severe comorbidities, such as HIV infection, cancer or chronic kidney disease. In contrast, those with AUDs are at significant risk of death with a higher mortality risk observed across all the study subgroups.

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