Erschienen in:
06.03.2020 | Editorial
Application of point shear wave elastography in alcohol-related liver disease
verfasst von:
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
Erschienen in:
Hepatology International
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Ausgabe 2/2020
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Excerpt
According to the Global Burden of Disease project, around 1,256,900 deaths were due to cirrhosis and chronic liver disease in 2016, among which 334,900 (27%) were attributable to alcohol [
1]. There is considerable geographical variability in alcohol consumption. Alarmingly, Asia has witnessed a particularly sharp increase in alcohol consumption. In 2017, the annual per-capita consumption of pure alcohol was 7.3 L (3.1 L in female and 11.1 L in male) in East Asia, 4.7 L (1.6 L in female and 7.7 L in male) in South Asia, and 4.5 L (1.7 L in female and 7.2 L in male) in Southeast Asia [
2]. …