Progression and natural history of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adults
A Marengo, RIK Jouness, E Bugianesi - Clinics in liver disease, 2016 - liver.theclinics.com
The three leading causes of death in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
in descending order are cardiovascular disease, cancer, and liver disease. Although the
extrahepatic complications of NAFLD are described elsewhere, this section is focused on
the potential liver-related morbidity and mortality that, along with the large prevalence and
increasing incidence of this disease in the general population, clearly forecast the future
impact of NAFLD on health care.
in descending order are cardiovascular disease, cancer, and liver disease. Although the
extrahepatic complications of NAFLD are described elsewhere, this section is focused on
the potential liver-related morbidity and mortality that, along with the large prevalence and
increasing incidence of this disease in the general population, clearly forecast the future
impact of NAFLD on health care.
