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Suggest Treatment For Hepatitis C In A Heart Patient
Question: can 64 years old heart patient having HCV positive with 497000 IU/ML Person can undergo treatment for Hcv
Brief Answer:
Details follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
See chronicity is the hallmark of Hepatitis C.
So we advise treatment irrespective of the levels and irrespective of the liver function tests.
I would advise you to get following as baseline investigations:
1. Liver Function Test.
2. HCV Genotyping.
3. Upper GI Endoscopy and Ultrasound abdomen.
Depending on the genotype we advise duration of the treatment.
You have to take the injections under a specialist supervision.
Presence of heart problem is not an absolute contraindication for treatment but a supervision is required.
So don't think much just go ahead.
If you have any further query please ask me else close the discussion and rate it.
Stay Healthy.
Details follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
See chronicity is the hallmark of Hepatitis C.
So we advise treatment irrespective of the levels and irrespective of the liver function tests.
I would advise you to get following as baseline investigations:
1. Liver Function Test.
2. HCV Genotyping.
3. Upper GI Endoscopy and Ultrasound abdomen.
Depending on the genotype we advise duration of the treatment.
You have to take the injections under a specialist supervision.
Presence of heart problem is not an absolute contraindication for treatment but a supervision is required.
So don't think much just go ahead.
If you have any further query please ask me else close the discussion and rate it.
Stay Healthy.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Also please refer the doctor or hospital for treatment
Brief Answer:
Detail follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
In general any good corporate hospital you can visit for treatment. There you can meet a gastroentrologist. He would help you the best.
In XXXXXXX you can go to GB Pant Hospital (Government).
If you have any further query please ask me else close the discussion and rate it.
Stay Healthy.
Detail follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
In general any good corporate hospital you can visit for treatment. There you can meet a gastroentrologist. He would help you the best.
In XXXXXXX you can go to GB Pant Hospital (Government).
If you have any further query please ask me else close the discussion and rate it.
Stay Healthy.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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