T2DM Is Risk Factor for Liver Fibrosis Progression in NAFLD
In multivariate analysis, age, albumin concentration, T2DM independently tied to progression.
In multivariate analysis, age, albumin concentration, T2DM independently tied to progression.
Prevalence of alcoholic fatty liver disease remained relatively unchanged from 2001 to 2016, but alcoholic fatty liver disease with fibrosis stage 2 and 3 or greater increased significantly.
More incident cases identified in intervention arm with nurse-led primary care-based liver clinics.
In a study, 24% of confiscated drug snorting straws tested positive for human blood.
Patients previously treated for HCC have a high risk of tumor recurrence in the long term.
The combination drug treats 6 strains of chronic hepatitis C.
The number of deaths associated with hepatitis C is higher than the total number of deaths resulting from 60 other infectious diseases.
The source of a patient’s liver transplant did not significantly affect rates of disease recurrence.
Nearly 85% of patients achieved significant pain relief at 1-year follow up.
Treatment guidelines must expand to focus on patients co-infected with both HCV and HIV.