Low Growth Hormone Levels Predict Poor Outcome of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Low Growth Hormone Levels Predict Poor Outcome of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Background and Aims: Hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) remains a serious entity with high mortality. Growth hormone (GH) is related to the liver metabolism and regeneration. The present study aimed to explore the changes and prognostic efficacy of GH on the outcome...

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Main Authors: Daxian Wu, Lingjian Zhang, Shanshan Ma, Yalei Zhao, Ronggao Chen, Fen Zhang, Qiuhong Liu, Xiaowei Xu, Zhongyang Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
growth hormone
hepatitis B
acute-on-chronic liver failure
mortality
prognostic model
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.655863/full

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