Arturo Ruol

TL;DR: It is concluded that fixed-dose subcutaneous LMWH is at least as effective and safe as intravenous adjusted-dose heparin in the initial treatment of symptomatic proximal-vein thrombosis and since there is no need for laboratory monitoring with the LMWH regimen, patients with venous thromBosis can be treated at home.

TL;DR: Treatment with interferon alfa may have fatal or life-threatening side effects, their incidence in this study being low (0.04% and 0.07%, respectively) and perhaps no different than in untreated patients with chronic viral hepatitis.

TL;DR: In HB s Ag-positive chronic active hepatitis presence of HB e Ag in serum identifies an early, although prolonged, phase of active virus replication that is frequently followed by the disappearance of complete virus particles from serum and appearance of anti-HB e .

TL;DR: Findings indicate that patients with severe chronic active hepatitis and persistent hepatitis B virus replication are at very high risk of rapid progression to cirrhosis.

TL;DR: It is indicated that serum HCV-RNA is a sensitive and specific marker of liver disease in anti-HCV-positive subjects, independent of ALT values, and the idea of the existence of "true" healthy carriers of HCV is challenged.