Liver and systemic haemodynamic alterations, noninvasive diagnostic markers and potential pathophysiological mechanisms for NAFLD and NASH: a large longitudinal cohort study. University of Antwerp
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), the accumulation of fat in the liver (steatosis) related to obesity and glucose disturbances, can lead to severe liver disease and is an important contributor to metabolic disease. Many patients are at risk. Accurate screening tools to diagnose NAFLD without the need for a liver biopsy are urgently warranted. By prospectively and thoroughly assessing the presence of liver disease in obese patients we ...