Review Article

Liver Fibrosis and Cardiovascular Events

Objectives: Liver fibrosis represents a common sequela of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and other chronic liver diseases. Noninvasive liver fibrosis scores (LFSs) aim to evaluate the severity of liver fibrosis. Whether LFSs can predict the risk of future cardiovascular events (CVEs) remains unclear. This systematic review aimed to clarify…

Posted in: liver fibrosis 2 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 3

Original Article

LOGIQ E9 Shear Wave Elastrography for Detection of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus

Objectives: Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an emerging technology that assesses hepatic fibrosis. The aim of our study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of General Electric (GE) Healthcare’s LOGIQ E9 SWE in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus using liver biopsy as the reference standard. Methods: The liver stiffness…

Posted in: hepatitis C virus 5 liver fibrosis 2
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