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All-Cause Mortality and Causes of Death in the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study (SCCS)
Author(s) -
M. Roelens,
Barbara Bertisch,
Darius Moradpour,
Andreas Cerny,
Nasser Semmo,
Patrick Schmid,
Beat Müllhaupt,
Olivier Clerc,
David Semela,
Christoph Junker,
Francesco Negro,
Olivia Keiser,
Laurent Kaiser,
Markus H. Heim,
Hans H. Hirsch,
Franziska Suter,
Vincent Aubert,
Hans H. Siegrist,
Gladys Martinetti-Lucchini,
G Dollenmaier,
Elsbeth ProbstMüller,
Pascal Benkert,
Thomas Fabbro,
Marielle Rutquist,
Constantin Sluka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa308
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , hepatitis c , cause of death , cohort study , gerontology , disease
Although the expected decrease in mortality is not yet observable, causes of death among HCV-infected persons have evolved over time. With the wider use of DAAs, liver-related mortality is expected to decline in the future. Continued monitoring of cause-specific mortality will remain important to assess the long-term effect of DAAs and design effective interventions.

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