Cause of Death in Patients With Hepatitis C
| Not Treated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death | Total (n = 42) | Treated (n = 4) | Discussed (n = 14) | Not Discussed (n = 24) |
| CHF = congestive heart failure; MI = myocardial infarction; AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. | ||||
| * Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | ||||
| † Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ruptured cardiac aneurysm (Marfan syndrome), seizure disorder-severe tetraplegia-suffocation. | ||||
| ‡ Renal failure. | ||||
| End-stage liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Cardiovascular diseases (CHF, MI, stroke) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cancer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Murder or suicide | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Infectious diseases (pneumonia, AIDS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Others | 6 | 1* | 3† | 2‡ |