Tag: Liver Disease: Misc.
NAFLD May Raise Risk for Severe Hypoglycemia in T2DM
Association independent of obesity status seen in patients with type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NAFLD Risk Up in Women With Long, Irregular Menstrual Cycles
Risk for NAFLD increased with long or irregular cycles in women younger than 40 years after adjustment for age, BMI, insulin resistance, other confounders
Health Care Usage Down With DAA Therapy for Chronic Hep C
Rates of hospitalizations, liver-related ED visits lower for patients with sustained virological response to direct-acting antiviral therapy
Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Tied to Lower Survival Post-ICU
Survival following ICU stay worse for patients with alcohol-associated versus other types of cirrhosis independent of alcohol abstinence
ACG Issues Guidelines for Managing Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Preferred approach described for managing ACLF, now emerging as a major cause of mortality in patients with cirrhosis, chronic liver disease
COVID-19-Related Alcohol Consumption Will Increase Liver Disease
One-year increase in alcohol consumption to result in 8,000 additional liver disease-related deaths
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Hepatic Steatosis in Obesity and T2DM
Similar decline in liver fat fraction seen for sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass from surgery to one-year follow-up
Number of Elderly on U.S. Liver Transplant List Rising
Outcomes for elderly patients receiving liver transplants also improving
Bariatric Surgery May Cut Risk for Adverse Outcomes in NASH
Risk for adverse liver and cardiovascular outcomes lower among patients with obesity and advanced fatty liver who undergo bariatric surgery
Liver Transplant Outcomes Worse for Nonoverweight NAFLD Patients
Outcomes worse before and after liver transplant for nonoverweight versus overweight/obese adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
