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ArticleJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2023

Accuracy of controlled attenuation parameter measurement for the detection of steatosis in autoimmune liver diseases.

Silja Steinmann, Johannes Hartl, Sören Weidemann, Katja Füssel, Claudia Kroll, Marcial Sebode, Ansgar Wilhelm Lohse, Christoph Schramm

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Article in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Silja SteinmannI. Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Johannes HartlI. Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Sören WeidemannInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Katja FüsselI. Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Claudia KrollI. Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Marcial SebodeI. Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Ansgar Wilhelm LohseI. Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Christoph SchrammI. Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background & Aims: Concurrent fatty liver disease represents an emerging challenge in the care of individuals with autoimmune liver diseases (AILD). Therefore, we aimed to validate the ultrasound-based method of controlled-attenuation parameter (CAP) as a non-invasive tool to detect hepatic steatosis in individuals with AILD. Methods: The diagnostic performance of CAP to determine biopsy-proven hepatic steatosis (>5%) was assessed in individuals with AILD (autoimmune hepatitis [AIH], primary biliary cholangitis [PBC], primary biliary cholangitis [PSC], or variant syndromes) who underwent liver biopsy at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf between 2015-2020 by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves. In AIH, the impact of disease activity was evaluated by assessment of CAP upon resolution of hepatic inflammation during follow-up. Results: Overall, 433 individuals with AILD (AIH: 218, PBC: 51, PSC: 85, PBC/AIH: 63, PSC/AIH: 16) were included. Histologically proven steatosis was present in 90 individuals (20.8%). Steatosis was less frequently observed in people with PSC (14%) than in other AILD. CAP values correlated positively with grade of steatosis ( Conclusions: In PBC and PSC, hepatic steatosis can be reliably detected by applying disease-specific thresholds of CAP. In AIH, the diagnostic accuracy of CAP is moderate at diagnosis, but improves after acute hepatitis has resolved. Impact and implications: Non-invasive estimation of fat content in the liver can be performed with the ultrasound-based method of controlled-attenuation parameter (CAP). Here, we showed that the presence of a concomitant fatty liver is frequent in people with autoimmune liver diseases and we determined disease-specific thresholds of CAP to best predict the presence of a fatty liver. CAP measurement was shown to be a valid tool to detect fatty liver in individuals with PSC and PBC; however, in AIH, CAP had limited accuracy especially when significant inflammatory activity was present in the liver. In the context of substantial liver inflammation, therefore, CAP values should be interpreted with caution, and measurements should be repeated after acute hepatitis has resolved.

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Autoimmune hepatitisAutoimmune liver diseaseControlled attenuation parameterInflammationNon-invasive steatosis measurementPrimary biliary cholangitisPrimary sclerosing cholangitisSteatosis hepatis

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