Fatigue linked to worse clinical prognosis, quality of life in patients with NAFLD

LONDON — Lower fatigue scores at baseline correlated with adverse clinical events among patients with advanced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, according to research presented at the International Liver Congress.“Fatigue is very common in patients with NAFLD. In other diseases, fatigue is associated with adverse outcomes, including higher mortality,” Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH, president of Inova Medicine Services and professor and chair of the department of medicine at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, told Healio. “Our aim was to see if, among well-defined NASH patientsRead More

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