Risk of Acute Liver Injury After Statin Initiation by Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Status
Byrne DD, Tate JP, Forde KA, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Bedimo R, Freiberg MS, Justice AC, Kostman JR, Roy JA, Re V. Risk of Acute Liver Injury After Statin Initiation by Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Status. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017, 65: 1542-1550. PMID: 29020184, PMCID: PMC5850026, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute liver injuryAcute liver injuryHuman immunodeficiency virusStatin initiatorsLower riskHCV statusCohort studyHazard ratioStatin nonusersLiver injuryUninfected personsImmunodeficiency virusChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection statusHIV/HCV-coinfected patientsPropensity score-adjusted hazard ratiosHIV/HCV statusHepatitis C virus infectionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyC virus infectionAging Cohort StudyConfidence intervalsVirus infection statusDevelopment of liverAminotransferase elevation