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ReviewWorld journal of hepatology2024

Metabolic disease and the liver: A review.

Márcia Vargas, Sheila de Castro Cardoso Toniasso, Patricia G Riedel, Camila Pereira Baldin, Francielle Lopes Dos Reis, Robson Martins Pereira, Maria Carlota Borba Brum, Dvora Joveleviths, Mario Reis Alvares-da-Silva

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Review in World journal of hepatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
10.8field-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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 28 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

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Márcia VargasProgram of Graduate Science in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Sheila de Castro Cardoso ToniassoSchool of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil.
Patricia G RiedelSchool of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil.
Camila Pereira BaldinProgram of Graduate Science in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinicas Hospital of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90410000, Brazil.
Francielle Lopes Dos ReisSchool of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil.
Robson Martins PereiraMedicine Faculty Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil.
Maria Carlota Borba BrumSchool of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil.
Dvora JovelevithsProgram of Graduate Science in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. dvorajov@gmail.com.
Mario Reis Alvares-da-SilvaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinicas Hospital of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90035007, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common liver disease worldwide, with an estimated prevalence of 31% in Latin America. The presence of metabolic comorbidities coexisting with liver disease varies substantially among populations. It is acknowledged that obesity is boosting the type 2 diabetes mellitus "epidemic," and both conditions are significant contributors to the increasing number of patients with MASLD. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis represents a condition of chronic liver inflammation and is considered the most severe form of MASLD. MASLD diagnosis is based on the presence of steatosis, noninvasive scores and altered liver tests. Noninvasive scores of liver fibrosis, such as serum biomarkers, which should be used in primary care to rule out advanced fibrosis, are simple, inexpensive, and widely available. Currently, guidelines from international hepatology societies recommend using noninvasive strategies to simplify case finding and management of high-risk patients with MASLD in clinical practice. Unfortunately, there is no definite pharmacological treatment for the condition. Creating public health policies to treat patients with risk factors for MASLD prevention is essential.

Indexed as

LiverMetabolic riskMetabolismNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePrimary care

Identifiers

PMID38313243
PMCPMC10835488
OpenAlexW4391121570

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