A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
André Gustavo da Silva Rezende, Edmundo Pessoa Lopes, Brivaldo Markman-Filho
André Gustavo da Silva Rezende, Edmundo Pessoa Lopes, Brivaldo Markman-Filho
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20190011
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has a high prevalence in the world. In addition to hepatic complications with cirrhosis in about 20% of patients and high risk for hepatocarcinoma, extrahepatic manifestations may also occur. Cardiac involvement in patients with CHC is associated with several factors, such as increased risk for coronary artery disease, primary cardiomyopathies, or hemodynamic and electrophysiological changes observed in liver cirrhosis. Furthermore, antiviral treatment may, in rare cases, causes cardiovascular adverse effects. Cardiac arrhythmias are the main form […]
Keywords: Hepatitis C, Chronic; Liver Cirrhosis; Cardiomiopathies; Arrhytmias, Cardiac; Drug Interactions; Drug - Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions