Assessment of Steatosis and Fibrosis in Liver Transplant Recipients Using Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurements.
Ivana MikolasevicGoran HauserMaja MijicViktor DomislovićDelfa Radic-KristoŽeljko KrznarićMelanija Ražov RadasTajana PavicMarija MatasinTajana Filipec KanizajPublished in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2021)
Our study showed high prevalence of increased CAP and LSM measurements as surrogate markers of liver steatosis and fibrosis. Metabolic syndrome components were highly present and were associated with CAP and LSM values as well as in the pretransplant setting. Due to high prevalence of metabolic comorbidities and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in LTRs and the lack of the abnormal liver test in a significant number of these patients, TE with CAP may be a reasonable initial assessment for LTRs with one or more components of the metabolic syndrome.