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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2019

The Influence of Histologic Inflammation on the Improvement of Liver Stiffness Values Over 1 and 3 Years.

Jeong-Ju Yoo, Yeon Seok Seo, Young Seok Kim, Soung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Sang Jun Suh, Hyung Joon Yim, Ki Tae Suk, Dong Joon Kim, Kwang-Hyub Han and 3 more

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Jeong-Ju YooDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14854, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7802-0381
Yeon Seok SeoDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Young Seok KimDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14854, Korea.
Soung Won JeongDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea.
Jae Young JangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea.
Sang Jun SuhDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan 15459, Korea.
Hyung Joon YimDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan 15459, Korea.
Ki Tae SukDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon 24253, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9206-9245
Dong Joon KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon 24253, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5792-1500
Kwang-Hyub HanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3960-6539
Seung Up KimDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9658-8050
Bora LeeDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6322-5712
Sang Gyune KimDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14854, Korea.

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Abstract

backgroundTransient elastography is now an indispensable tool for estimating liver fibrosis. Although many clinical factors other than fibrosis itself are known to affect liver stiffness (LS) values, it is still not yet clear what factors are related to improving LS values. The aim of this study was to find out how baseline histologic inflammation influences LS values and how much this inflammation affects improvement in LS values over time, regardless of actual fibrosis content.

methodsThis retrospective study included 678 consecutive patients who underwent liver biopsy and sequential LS assessment from 2006 to 2015 at six tertiary hospitals in Korea. Linear regression analysis was used to evaluate how improvement of LS value can be associated with other factors besides fibrosis content.

resultsBasal LS values increased with increasing inflammation in the same fibrosis stage. Degree of inflammation influenced the baseline LS value in a proportional manner (beta coefficient (BE), 6.476; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.24-10.72;

conclusionsThe LS value is affected by the degree of inflammation even at a low ALT level. Furthermore, baseline histologic inflammation has a significant impact on the improvement of LS values over time. Therefore, baseline inflammation should be taken into consideration when interpreting an improvement in LS value.

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inflammationliver biopsytransient elastography

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PMCPMC6947085

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