Alcohol‐associated cirrhosis
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Alcohol-associated cirrhosis (AC) contributes up to 50% of the overall cirrhosis burden in the United States. AC is typically a comorbid condition in association with alcohol-use disorder. AC is often coexistent with other conditions. Several noninvasive methods are available to assist in recognizing the presence of AC. The natural history of AC is governed by the patients continued drinking or abstinence. All treatment starts with abstinence. After decompensation, the progression to acute-on-chronic liver failure heralds death. When patients who have deteriorated are declined liver transplant, palliative care should be considered.
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Compared to other chronic diseases, chronic liver disease is associated with higher health care use and worsening mortality over time.
“Compared to other chronic diseases, CLD is associated with higher health care use and worsening mortality over time.6”
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- Authors
- Lucey, M. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lucey, Michael R.
- ORCID
- Lucey, Michael R.
- Venue
- Clinics in Liver Disease
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-02
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 115-126
- ISSN
- 1089-3261 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2900761630
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 0.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinics in Liver Disease (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Keywords
- alcoholic cirrhosis, alcoholism, non-invasive diagnosis, natural history (disease), alcohol abstinence, acute-on-chronic liver failure, hepatic decompensation, liver transplantation, palliative care
- MeSH terms
- Cigarette Smoking, Alcoholism, Cause of Death, Hemochromatosis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic, Liver Neoplasms, Palliative Care, Comorbidity, Liver Transplantation, Disease Progression, Disease Management, Hepatitis B, Chronic, Hepatitis C, Chronic, Alcohol Abstinence, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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