Alarming Trends: Mortality from Alcoholic Cirrhosis in the United States

Alcoholic cirrhosis is an advanced form of alcohol-related liver disease. In the United States (US) between 2010 and 2016, alcohol-related liver disease was the primary cause of nearly 1 in 3 liver transplants, surpassing hepatitis C.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - May 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Orly Termeie, Lawrence Fiedler, Lisa Martinez, Jennifer Foster, Parvathi Perumareddi, Robert S. Levine, Charles H. Hennekens Tags: Brief Observation Source Type: research