Association between statin use and hepatic decompensation in patients with primary biliary cholangitis: A target trial emulation study
Statin use was consistently associated with a lower risk of hepatic decompensation and major liver events in patients with PBC, supporting a potential protective effect.
Authors
- Erik Almazan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8625-0083)
- Vy H. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-8321)
- Eric M. Przybyszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5664-3361)
- Tracey Simon
- Jiunn Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4206-3291)
- June Ho Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5315-4180)
- Megan Michta
- R T Chung
- Daniel S. Pratt
- Junqing Xu
- Allison Carroll
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hepatology
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hep.0000000000001701
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 23.38