Year 2023 / Volume 115 / Number 3
Special Article
Oportunistic diagnosis based on age and hepatitis C virus clearance: an essential step to improve the overall health of the liver

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2022.9325/2022

Joaquín Cabezas, Javier Crespo, Antonio Aguilera, Agustín Albillos, Maria Buti, José Luís Calleja, Jorge Calvo Montes, Marta Casado Martín, Moisés Diago Madrid, Conrado Fernández Rodríguez, Inmaculada Fernández Vázquez, Xavier Forns, Federico García, Javier García-Samaniego, Manuel Hernández-Guerra Aguilar, Francisco Jorquera Plaza, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Sabela Lens, Elisa Martró, José María Molero García, Maria José Pena López, Juan Antonio Pineda, Manuel Rodríguez, Manuel Romero Gómez, Gloria Sanchez-Antolin, Miguel A. Serra, Juan Turnes,

Abstract
Back in January 2022, an EASL-Lancet Commission on the impact of liver disorders in the European region commissioned by the WHO demonstrated that this condition is, actually, the second leading cause of loss of labor years in Europe after ischemic heart disease (1). This is a very relevant piece of information since this is something that is going to impact the new generations of Europeans unless a significant change is made in public health policies. Despite the advances made over the last few years in hepatitis C virus clearance—understood as a significant reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with Hepatitis B and C viruses—there are still challenges ahead to improve liver health due to the high use of alcohol, and the inseparable triad obesity / diabetes mellitus / metabolic associated fatty liver disease. Also, access to healthcare for several population groups at risk of presenting higher rates of liver disease has become a problem.
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Received: 02/11/2022

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