Usefulness of liver test and controlled attenuation parameter in detection of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with chronic renal failure and coronary heart disease.

CONCLUSION: Liver tests and biological scores are not useful for NAFLD detection in CRF patients. TE with CAP provides the opportunity of noninvasive screening for NAFLD as well as liver fibrosis in patients with CRF.
PMID: 25854911 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - April 9, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mikolasevic I, Orlic L, Zaputovic L, Racki S, Cubranic Z, Anic K, Devcic B, Stimac D Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research