Management

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NASH Management in 2022: benefits of lifestyle recommendations, including nutrition and exercise

Prof. Stephen Harrison (USA) discusses state of the art management of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in 2022. He focuses on the benefits of lifestyle recommendations, including nutrition and exercise. He shows that weight loss is associated with NASH resolution and fibrosis regression over time following bariatric surgery in patients with severe obesity and NASH.
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Stefan-D.-Anker

Getting to the Heart of NAFLD and NASH – The international CVD Perspective (part. 4)

This video presents a comprehensive review of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) & non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), delivered by international experts with a multidisciplinary approach: Dr. Maarten Tushuizen, Prof. A.G (Onno) Holleboom, and Prof. Sven Francque, along with chair, Prof. Stefan Anker. They review the epidemiology of NAFLD / NASH, its increasing prevalence rates, and discuss current best practices to improve patient outcomes.
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GETTING TO THE HEART OF NAFLD/NASH – THE CVD PERSPECTIVE (PART 3)

In this video, Prof. Sven Francque (Belgium) discusses how vascular mechanisms contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and how non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) contributes to cardiovascular disease (CVD). He also mentions that drugs used to prevent/treat CVD and NAFLD/NASH are safe and those that are used to prevent/treat CVD can have some benefits for NAFLD.
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A.G. (Onno) Holleboom Netherlands

Getting to the heart of nafld/nash – the cvd perspective (part 2)

Prof. Onno Holleboom reviews the strong co-occurence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CVD) disease in this video along with joint pathophysiological pathways and its shared drivers. He further looks into NAFLD and its relationships and effects with atherosclerotic CVD and heart failure. For clinicians, he provides an analyses of the management and diagnosis options for advanced NAFLD.  
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Going beyond the liver in NAFLD/NASH: hepatologist’s / endocrinologist’s perspective

This multidisciplinary discussion on the diabetologist's and hepatologist's perspectives of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) / non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), involves international experts, Dr. Maarten Tushuizen, Prof. A.G (Onno) Holleboom and Prof. Christophe Moreno, together with the chair, Professor Manuel Castor Cabezas. The review addresses NAFLD as a multisystem disease, its epidemiology globally and the significance of developing multidisciplinary care paths.
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Prof. Zelber-Sagi

Lifestyle prevention & treatment for NAFLD

Currently, there are no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or European Medicines Agency (EMA)-approved therapies for NASH and only lifestyles interventions are recommended for the treatment of NAFLD. Prof Zelber-Sagi (Haifa, Israel) reviews best practices for lifestyle interventions in patients with NAFLD. She warns us against ultra-processed foods and drinks, that are so common in the Western world. She also highlights the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and physical activity.
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Prof. Jeffrey V Lazarus

Defining comprehensive models of care for NAFLD Liver health specialists

NAFLD places a substantial burden on healthcare systems and receives little attention from public health authorities. Ambitious measures are needed to improve preparedness globally. Prof Lazarus, Spain, discusses how to establish care pathways tailored to meet patients needs but also that optimally use existing resources. Modifiable risks factors are particularly important in a comprehensive strategy.
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