Controlled attenuation parameter reflects steatosis in compensated advanced chronic liver disease.

Rosangela PiccinniSusana G RodriguesMatteo MontaniGiuseppe MurgiaMaria G DelgadoStefania CasuGuido StirnimannNasser SemmoAndrea De GottardiJean-François DufourAnnalisa Berzigotti

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)

Steatosis is frequent in patients with cACLD and metabolic syndrome. CAP diagnostic accuracy for any steatosis and high-grade steatosis is good in this population. A CAP-IQR ≥40 dB/m does not impair CAP diagnostic accuracy in cACLD.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
high fat diet
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
high grade
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
uric acid
cardiovascular risk factors
drug induced