High Prevalence of NASH and Advanced Fibrosis in Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Study of 330 Outpatients Undergoing Liver Biopsies for Elevated ALT, Using a Low Threshold.
Laurent CasteraCédric LaouenanAnaïs Vallet-PichardTiphaine Vidal-TrécanPauline ManchonValérie ParadisDominique RoulotNathalie GaultChristian BoitardBenoit TerrisHélène BihanJean-Baptiste JullaAlina RaduThierry PoynardAngélique BrzustowskyEtienne LargerSébastien CzernichowStanislas PolPierre BedossaDominique VallaJean-François Gautiernull nullPublished in: Diabetes care (2023)
Despite the use of a low ALT threshold, prevalence of NASH (58%) or AF (38%) was high. Routinely available data had a high yield in identifying patients with T2DM with AF and/or NASH requiring further liver assessment.