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Sarra Laabidi1, Mouna Medhioub1, Amal Khsiba1

  • 1Gastroenterology department Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.

La Tunisie Medicale
|March 28, 2024
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Direct antiviral drugs (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients led to increased cholesterol and triglycerides. Sustained virological response (SVR) was linked to worsening carotid atherosclerotic lesions, despite treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Hepatology
  • Cardiology
  • Vascular Medicine

Context:

  • Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is associated with extrahepatic manifestations.
  • The impact of direct antiviral drugs (DAAs) on these manifestations remains understudied.
  • Subclinical atherosclerosis is a key extrahepatic manifestation in CHC patients.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in CHC patients.
  • To assess the effect of DAAs on atherosclerotic lesions.
  • To analyze changes in carotid intima-media thickness (IMTc) before and after DAA therapy.

Summary:

  • A prospective study followed 40 CHC patients, assessing carotid intima-media thickness (IMTc) for atherosclerosis.
  • After DAA treatment achieving sustained virological response (SVR), patients showed increased cholesterol and triglycerides.
Keywords:
Antiviral therapyChronic viral hepatitisHepatitis C virusatherosclerosis

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  • IMTc measurements revealed a significant worsening of carotid atherosclerotic lesions post-DAA therapy.

    • Impact:

    • DAA treatment for CHC, while achieving SVR, is associated with adverse changes in atherosclerotic burden.
    • Findings highlight the need for cardiovascular risk monitoring in CHC patients undergoing DAA therapy.
    • This research underscores the complex interplay between viral clearance and vascular health.