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Fibrosis stage is the strongest predictor for disease‐specific mortality in NAFLD after up to 33 years of follow‐up
Hepatology · 2014 · Vol. 61(5) · pp. 1547–1554
Mattias Ekstedt✉(Linköping University)Hannes Hagström(Karolinska University Hospital)Patrik Nasr(Linköping University)Mats Fredrikson(Linköping University)Per Stål(Karolinska University Hospital)Stergios Kechagias(Linköping University)Rolf Hultcrantz(Karolinska University Hospital)
Abstract
NAFLD patients have increased risk of death, with a high risk of death from cardiovascular disease and liver-related disease. The NAS was not able to predict overall mortality, whereas fibrosis stage predicted both overall and disease-specific mortality.
Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDiet, Metabolism, and DiseaseLiver Disease and TransplantationStage (stratigraphy)MedicineFibrosisInternal medicineDiseaseGastroenterologyBiology
MeSH terms
FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsCohort StudiesNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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