Is a novel non-invasive index using AFP and APTT associated with liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection : a retrospective cohort study?
The AA index can be used to predict significant fibrosis, and may decrease the need for liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection.
Our study identifies a tissue-specific antiapoptotic factor that is downregulated in human failing myocardium and that is required for cardioprotection in pressure overload and ischemia.