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Increased risk of mortality by fibrosis stage in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Hepatology · 2017 · Vol. 65(5) · pp. 1557–1565
Parambir S. DulaiSiddharth SinghJanki PatelMeera SoniLarry J. ProkopZobair M. YounossiGiada SebastianiMattias EkstedtHannes HagströmPatrik NasrPer StålVincent Wai‐Sun WongStergios KechagiasRolf HultcrantzRohit Loomba

Abstract

The risk of liver-related mortality increases exponentially with increase in fibrosis stage; these data have important implications in assessing the utility of each stage and benefits of regression of fibrosis from one stage to another. (Hepatology 2017;65:1557-1565).

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and TransplantationLiver Diseases and ImmunityNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseInternal medicineMedicineFibrosisStage (stratigraphy)GastroenterologyConfidence intervalMeta-analysisPopulationHazard ratio

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FibrosisHumansLiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Funding

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Gilead Sciences
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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