Complications, morbidity and mortality of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

A Mantovani, E Scorletti, A Mosca, A Alisi, CD Byrne… - Metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly recognized public health
problem, affecting up to a quarter of the world's adult population. The burden of NAFLD is …

[HTML][HTML] Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Definition and subtypes

SK Han, SK Baik, MY Kim - Clinical and molecular hepatology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases
worldwide, with a global prevalence of approximately 30%. However, the prevalence of …

Fibrosis stage but not NASH predicts mortality and time to development of severe liver disease in biopsy-proven NAFLD

H Hagström, P Nasr, M Ekstedt, U Hammar, P Stål… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is very common in the general
population, but identifying patients with increased risk of mortality and liver-specific morbidity …

Prevalence, incidence, and outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asia, 1999–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, B Zou, YH Yeo, Y Feng, X Xie, DH Lee… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver
disease worldwide. Asia is a large, heterogeneous area with substantial variation in …

[HTML][HTML] NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing challenge

PA Shah, R Patil, SA Harrison - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cause of cancer‐related mortality and
morbidity worldwide. With the obesity pandemic, NAFLD‐related HCC is contributing to the …

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 17 loci associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Y Chen, X Du, A Kuppa, MF Feitosa, LF Bielak… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common and partially heritable and has no
effective treatments. We carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta …

Cardiovascular and systemic risk in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-atherosclerosis as a major player in the natural course of NAFLD

A Lonardo, S Sookoian, M Chonchol… - Current …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses pure steatosis through nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH) and is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in Western …

From NAFLD to MAFLD: implications of a premature change in terminology

ZM Younossi, ME Rinella, AJ Sanyal, SA Harrison… - Hepatology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Despite the substantial gains in our understanding of NAFLD/NASH over the past 2
decades, there has been some dissatisfaction with the terminology “non‐alcoholic” which …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in A sia: A story of growth

VWS Wong - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Ten years ago, few if any researchers in A sia showed interest in nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD). Today, NAFLD is increasingly recognized as a major chronic liver disease …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: a meta-analysis

Y Liu, GC Zhong, HY Tan, FB Hao, JJ Hu - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Whether nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of
mortality remains controversial. The present study aimed to clarify this issue. A systematic …