Steatotic Liver Disease has Surpassed Viral Hepatitis as the Leading Cause of Cirrhosis in the US Veterans Health System
Substantial epidemiologic shifts in cirrhosis in the United States over the past decade, driven by the rising burden of SLD, underscore the need for multidisciplinary strategies targeting metabolic risk factors and alcohol use.
Authors
- Catherine Mezzacappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7181-6902)
- Nadim Mahmud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3113-9155)
- Akshatha Kiran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-9727)
- David E. Kaplan
- Pedro Ochoa-Allemant
Institutions
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003966
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00