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ReviewJournal of clinical and translational hepatology2017

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Clinical Update.

Joseph M Pappachan, Shithu Babu, Babu Krishnan, Nishal C Ravindran

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Review in Journal of clinical and translational hepatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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82citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph M PappachanDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Lancaster, UK.
Shithu BabuDepartment of Medicine, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, UK.
Babu KrishnanDepartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK.
Nishal C RavindranDepartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon, UK.
Dorset County Hospital · GBHinchingbrooke Hospital · GBRoyal Bournemouth Hospital · GBRoyal Lancaster Infirmary · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common chronic liver disease in developed countries because of the obesity epidemic. The disease increases liver-related morbidity and mortality, and often increases the risk for other comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Insulin resistance related to metabolic syndrome is the main pathogenic trigger that, in association with adverse genetic, humoral, hormonal and lifestyle factors, precipitates development of NAFLD. Biochemical markers and radiological imaging, along with liver biopsy in selected cases, help in diagnosis and prognostication. Intense lifestyle changes aiming at weight loss are the main therapeutic intervention to manage cases. Insulin sensitizers, antioxidants, lipid lowering agents, incretin-based drugs, weight loss medications, bariatric surgery and liver transplantation may be necessary for management in some cases along with lifestyle measures. This review summarizes the latest evidence on the epidemiology, natural history, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of NAFLD.

Indexed as

Bariatric surgeryInsulin resistanceLifestyle interventionsMetabolic syndromeNASHNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Identifiers

PMID29226105
PMCPMC5719196
OpenAlexW2736924678

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