AST to ALT ratio as a prospective risk predictor for liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic HBV infection
Xiaohuan Lai,
Haiyan Chen,
Xiaofeng Dong
et al.
Abstract:Background
Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio (AAR) is one of the most frequent indicators to discriminate fibrosis and cirrhosis. However, the results remained controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive effect of AAR on hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis development.
Method
A retrospective cohort study was conducted based on 1754 chronic HBV-infected patients. Clinical variable… Show more
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