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HEPATOLOGY, VOLUME 62, NUMBER 1 (SUPPL) AASLD ABSTRACTS 311A<br />

patients with end-stage liver disease secondary to chronic HCV<br />

infection will reach age 60 and require LT. While previous<br />

<strong>studies</strong> have evaluated trends in HCV-related LT, none have<br />

specifically investigated HCV-related LT among the BB cohort<br />

age > 60. Methods: We utilized the United Network for Organ<br />

Sharing registry to evaluate the impact of chronic HCV infection<br />

on long term survival following LT among BB patients age > 60<br />

from 2003-2012 (MELD era). Overall patient survival following<br />

LT was analyzed with Kaplan Meier methods and multivariate<br />

Cox proportional hazards adjusted for age, sex, hepatocellular<br />

carcinoma, race/ethnicity, year of LT, diabetes mellitus,<br />

MELD score, albumin, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy.<br />

Results: Overall, among patients age > 60, representing 15%<br />

of patients, survival following LT was significantly lower in the<br />

HCV BB cohort compared to the non-HCV BB cohort (5-year<br />

survival: 64.5% vs 77.4%, p

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