Ha Vu

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease phenotypes and 1-year cardiovascular outcomes in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease: a prospective cohort study.

Background: The prognostic significance of lean metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease remains uncertain. We evaluated 1-year cardiovascular outcomes in lean versus non-lean MAFLD. Methods: This prospectiv...

Predictive value of the Fibrosis-4 index and Serum-ascites albumin gradient for esophageal varices in cirrhotic ascites patients.

Background: Various non-invasive markers have been studied for predicting the presence and severity of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhotic ascites. However, the performance of the FIB-4 index and SAAG in predicting esophageal varices remains unclear worldwide and is sti...