Prevalence of Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD, MetALD, and ALD) in the United States: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017 –2020
Following the Delphi consensus process, the term steatotic liver disease (SLD) was introduced to replace fatty liver disease, while the term metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) emerged as the successor to the term nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).1 This revised nomenclature aims to enhance precision and mitigate negative connotations and potential stigmatization, while refining comprehension and disease categorization. Concurrently, a novel category was introduced to capture individuals whose alcohol consumption exceeded the previously defined thresholds of NAFLD but remained unclassifi...
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 8, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Markos Kalligeros, Athanasios Vassilopoulos, Stephanos Vassilopoulos, David W. Victor, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Mazen Noureddin Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research

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We thank Dr Weiss for his response to our study and agree that insurer-driven hard lines based on a theoretical “average patient” and enforced without interface with the ordering physician appear problematic.1–3 In finding that strict adherence to guidelines may increase insurer and patient costs over a year, our study quantifies the rationale against blanket prior authorization requirements from all pe rspectives, advocating for flexibility of the management strategy based on the patient–physician relationship rather than replacement of a one-size-fits-all approach with another. (Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 8, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Eric D. Shah, Emily V. Wechsler Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

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Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 8, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Eric D. Shah, Emily V. Wechsler Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

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Prevalence of Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD, MetALD and ALD) in the United States: NHANES 2017-2020
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Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 8, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Markos Kalligeros, Athanasios Vassilopoulos, Stephanos Vassilopoulos, David W. Victor, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Mazen Noureddin Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research