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- Title
Need for validation of clinical decision aids: use of the AST/ALT ratio in predicting cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C.
- Authors
Imperiale, T F; Said, A T; Cummings, O W; Born, L J
- Abstract
A value of > or = 1 for the ratio of aspartate amino-transferase to alanine aminotransferase (the AST/ALT ratio or AAR) has been shown to have a positive predictive value of 100% for the diagnosis of cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. If validated on separate cohorts, an AAR > or = 1 might obviate the need for liver biopsy in some patients with hepatitis C.
- Publication
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2000, Vol 95, Issue 9, p2328
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.02322.x