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Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Disease in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

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The current state of the noninvasive assessment of liver disease in NAFLD is summarized, and an expert synthesis of how these nonin invasive tools could be utilized in clinical practice is provided.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2019-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 780 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease & Liver disease.

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 2020: The State of the Disease

TL;DR: An update is provided on the epidemiology, clinical and prognostic features, and diagnostic approach to patients with NAFLD, with a view to targeting resources to those who need it most.
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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis – 2021 update

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide the latest update to the EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the use of non-invasive tests for the evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis.
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Comparison of MAFLD and NAFLD diagnostic criteria in real world.

TL;DR: This work aimed to compare the characteristics of MAFLD and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a novel concept proposed in 2020 which has not been tested and validated in real world.
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NAFLD as a continuum: from obesity to metabolic syndrome and diabetes

TL;DR: The proper understanding of NAFLD spectrum—as a continuum from obesity to metabolic syndrome and diabetes—may contribute to the early identification and for establishment of targeted treatment.
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MAFLD identifies patients with significant hepatic fibrosis better than NAFLD.

TL;DR: This work aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the MAFLD definition vs the existing NAFLD criteria to identify patients with significant fibrosis and to characterize the impact of mild alcohol intake.
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Global epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease—Meta‐analytic assessment of prevalence, incidence, and outcomes

TL;DR: As the global epidemic of obesity fuels metabolic conditions, the clinical and economic burden of NAFLD will become enormous, and random‐effects models were used to provide point estimates of prevalence, incidence, mortality and incidence rate ratios.
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A simple noninvasive index can predict both significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

TL;DR: It is shown that a simple index using readily available laboratory results can identify CHC patients with significant fibrosis and cirrhosis with a high degree of accuracy and may decrease the need for staging liver biopsy specimens among patients with CHC.
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EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

TL;DR: The final purpose is to improve patient care and awareness of the importance of NAFLD, and to assist stakeholders in the decision-making process by providing evidence-based data, which also takes into consideration the burden of clinical management for the healthcare system.
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