nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Liver biopsy still the best way to assess disease severity

harminka — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:15:53 -0500

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may have normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in spite of having advanced fibrosis, according to a new study in the September issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

Certain liver disease related to cardiovascular fitness

harminka — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:46:26 -0500

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have suboptimal levels of cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, body composition and physical fitness, according to a new study.

Predicting advanced fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

harminka — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:36:00 -0500

Certain routine demographic, clinical, and laboratory values can be used to identify advanced fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This method could render liver biopsy unnecessary in a large proportion of patients.