Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease | Department of Medicine Blog

Lower FIB-4 threshold in patients with diabetes improves diagnostic accuracy of the test in a Hispanic population

Singh J, Ibrahim B, Jackson NJ, Khalil H, Valenzuela J, Yanny B, Saab S. Lower FIB-4 threshold in patients with diabetes improves diagnostic accuracy of[...]

By sjmartinez • May 8, 2024

Predictive Algorithm for Hepatic Steatosis Detection Using Elastography Data in the Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Records

Bangaru S, Sundaresh R, Lee A, Prause N, Hao F, Dong TS, Tincopa M, Cholankeril G, Rich NE, Kawamoto J, Bhattacharya D, Han SB, Patel[...]

By sjmartinez • October 22, 2023

Prognostic value of Coronary artery calcium score for the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in participants with suspected nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Ichikawa K, Hansen S, Manubolu VS, Pourafkari L, Fazlalizadeh H, Aldana-Bitar J, VanWagner LB, Krishnan S, Budoff MJ. Prognostic value of Coronary artery calcium score[...]

By sjmartinez • July 31, 2023

Periodontal treatment and microbiome-targeted therapy in management of periodontitis-related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with oral and gut dysbiosis

Kuraji R, Shiba T, Dong TS, Numabe Y, Kapila YL. Periodontal treatment and microbiome-targeted therapy in management of periodontitis-related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with oral[...]

By sjmartinez • February 28, 2023