Prevalence and risk factors for liver fibrosis detected by transient elastography or shear wave elastography in inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review.

CONCLUSIONS: Methotrexate or leflunomide cumulative dose was not consistently reported as an independent predictor of liver fibrosis; whereas, obesity was more consistently identified. Of note, LFTs did not consistently predict elevated TE/SWE measures. Further studies are needed to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of liver fibrosis and to explore the utility of using TE/SWE in IA patients. PMID: 28598786 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research