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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Pediatric Annals, 2006
NAFLD likely is the most common liver disease in children and is responsible for significant progression to cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and the need for liver transplantation in adults and even in some adolescents. Early diagnosis and lifestyle interventions appear to be our best hope for controlling progression of disease.
Marcos E, Alfire, William R, Treem
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CKD and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2014
The possible link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD) recently has attracted considerable scientific interest. Accumulating clinical evidence indicates that the presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated significantly with CKD (defined as decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate ...
TARGHER, Giovanni, MB Chonchol, Byrne CD
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2004
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a well-recognized form of chronic liver disease affecting both children and adults that has gained increased recognition. Recently NAFLD has been associated with insulin resistance and its incidence and prevalence is likely increasing, paralleling the rise in obesity and diabetes mellitus in the United States.
Stephen A, Harrison, Brent A, Neuschwander-Tetri   +1 more
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Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: From pathophysiology to therapeutics.

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 2019
The obesity epidemic is closely associated with the rising prevalence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): obesity has been linked not only with simple steatosis (SS), but also with advanced disease, i.e., nonalcoholic ...
S. Polyzos, J. Kountouras, C. Mantzoros
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children

Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2008
In view of the epidemic obesity in childhood, facing the disease and its associated morbidities early at this age becomes crucial for public health researchers and care givers. The present review focuses on pediatric Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) among co-morbidities, being the disease yet under diagnosed and under treated despite a ...
Manco, Melania, Bottazzo, G, Devito, R, Marcellini, M, Mingrone, Geltrude, Nobili, V.   +5 more
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 1999
The definition of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has evolved in recent years. Today, it is considered a nonspecific term encompassing several clinicopathologic entities (steatosis alone, steatonecrosis, steatohepatitis and histologic alcoholic-like hepatitis) that are similar to alcoholic liver disease.
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Pancreas Disease

Pancreas, 2010
Obesity and insulin resistance cause fatty infiltration of many organs, including the pancreas (pancreatic steatosis [PS]) and the liver (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD]). In contrast to NAFLD, pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical relevance of PS remain unknown.
van Geenen, E.J.M., Smits, M.M., Schreuder, T.C.M.A., van der Peet, D.L., Bloemena, E., Mulder, C.J.J.   +5 more
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

New England Journal of Medicine, 2022
Bilal A, Mir, Tahir, Majeed, Ashish, Chauhan   +2 more
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Liver Transplantation

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2018
The number of transplants caused by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been progressively increasing and this is expected to become the most common indication for liver transplant in the United States. Patients with NASH show many features of the metabolic syndrome and, as a result, are at higher risk for ...
Danielle, Carter, Douglas T, Dieterich, Charissa, Chang   +2 more
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and statins

Metabolism, 2015
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most frequent cause of elevated transaminase levels and affects approximately one third of the general population. Patients with NAFLD are at increased risk for cardiovascular events, which represent the leading cause of death in this population.
Konstantinos, Tziomalos, Vasilios G, Athyros, Paschalis, Paschos, Asterios, Karagiannis   +3 more
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