A single-letter change in an acronym: signals, reasons, promises, challenges, and steps ahead for moving from NAFLD to MAFLD

Y Yilmaz, CD Byrne, G Musso - Expert review of gastroenterology & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: We are currently at the dawn of a revolution in the field of fatty liver diseases.
Recently, a consensus recommended 'metabolic (dysfunction) associated fatty liver …

Burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa: Data from Global Burden of Disease 2009-2019

P Golabi, JM Paik, S AlQahtani, Y Younossi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aim Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major cause of
chronic liver disease (CLD) worldwide. Our aim was to assess the burden of liver …

From NAFLD to MAFLD: a" redefining" moment for fatty liver disease

KI Zheng, JG Fan, JP Shi, VWS Wong… - Chinese medical …, 2020 - mednexus.org
The term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was coined in 1980 to characterize a
disease similar to alcoholic fatty liver disease that developed in patients without a history of …

Role of intensive dietary and lifestyle interventions in the treatment of lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients

PH Varol, E Kaya, E Alphan… - European journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods In total, 35 patients (14 lean and 21 obese) were included in the study. All patients
underwent transient elastography examinations, and controlled attenuation parameter …

Clinical utility of noninvasive scores in assessing advanced hepatic fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a study in biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver …

T Alkayyali, L Qutranji, E Kaya, A Bakir, Y Yilmaz - Acta diabetologica, 2020 - Springer
Background/aim Simple noninvasive fibrosis scores based on routine blood tests have been
increasingly investigated as screening tools in different clinical settings. Here, we sought to …

Among simple non-invasive scores, Pro-C3 and ADAPT best exclude advanced fibrosis in Asian patients with MAFLD

LJ Tang, HL Ma, M Eslam, GLH Wong, PW Zhu… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Background With metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) incidence
and prevalence increasing, it is necessary to identify patients with advanced fibrosis (F3-F4 …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty liver disease: Diagnosis and treatment

E Topal, K Aydemir, Ö Çağlar, B Arda… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - jebms.org
The liver is the largest organ of our body, which plays a role in the physiological process in
the body and is most exposed to toxins. The liver's functions are essential for life since it is …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in the Turkish population: A multicenter study

Y Yilmaz, N Yilmaz, F Ates, F Karakaya… - Hepatology …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: A total of 909 consecutive patients who presented with dyspepsia at
8 tertiary care centers in Turkey between March 2019 and December 2019 were included …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and portal hypertension

M Ryou, N Stylopoulos, G Baffy - Exploration of medicine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a substantial and growing problem worldwide
and has become the second most common indication for liver transplantation as it may …

[HTML][HTML] The utility of noninvasive scores in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients with normal and elevated serum transaminases

E Kaya, A Bakir, F Eren, Y Yilmaz - Hepatology Forum, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results FIB-4 cutoffs of< 1.3 and< 1.45 for low risk of advanced fibrosis had a sensitivity of
70% and 54% in patients with elevated transaminases and 70% and 52% in patients with …