Prevalence and prognostic value of zinc and selenium deficiency in advanced chronic liver disease.

Nina Dominik Lorenz Balcar Georg Semmler Benedikt SimbrunnerMichael SchwarzBenedikt Silvester HoferLukas HartlMathias Jachs Bernhard Scheiner Matthias PinterMichael TraunerMattias MandorferAlexander PilgerThomas Reiberger

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2024)

Zinc and selenium deficiencies are common in ACLD patients especially with higher MELD and HVPG. Low zinc and selenium levels independently predicted hepatic decompensation and liver-related death. The effect of zinc/selenium supplementation in ACLD should be investigated in future trials.

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