Tag: Liver Disease: Misc.
Adverse Liver Outcomes Up With Diagnosis of NAFLD/NASH
Baseline diagnosis of diabetes independent predictor of advanced liver disease diagnosis
U.S. Prevalence of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Stable at 4.7 Percent
But prevalence of AFLD with stage 2 or greater fibrosis, AFLD with stage 3 or greater fibrosis increased
Fibrosis, Steatosis of the Liver Observed in Some Young Adults
Within Avon Longitudinal Study cohort, 2.4 percent of young adults had fibrosis; 20.8 percent had steatosis
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Burden Up Among HIV-Infected
NAFLD becoming increasingly important cause of liver disease, liver mortality
Stillbirth Risk Up With High Serum Bile Acids in Pregnancy
Higher risk of stillbirth with serum bile acids ≥100 µmol/L in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
Improved Outcomes Seen With Liver Grafts From Older Donors
However, liver graft discard from older donors remained increased from 2003 to 2016
Direct-Acting Antivirals Cut Mortality in Chronic Hepatitis C
Mortality, hepatocellular carcinoma risk reduced after adjustment for potential confounders
Liver Transplant Wait List May Not Prioritize High-Risk Patients
Patients with ACLF-3 with a MELD-Na score less than 25 may benefit from prioritization
Liver Transplants for Alcohol-Linked Disease Increased From 2002 to 2016
Much of the increase due to decrease in hepatitis C virus infection as indication for transplant
Nurse-Led Program in Primary Care Can Up Detection of Liver Dz
More incident cases identified in intervention arm with nurse-led primary care-based liver clinics
