PMID- 38376745 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240405 LR - 20240419 IS - 1534-3170 (Electronic) IS - 1523-3782 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 4 DP - 2024 Apr TI - The Global Epidemic of Metabolic Fatty Liver Disease. PG - 199-210 LID - 10.1007/s11886-024-02025-6 [doi] AB - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The objective of this manuscript is to examine the current literature on the epidemiology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), its correlation with cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, as well as to evaluate the update in nomenclature from non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD). RECENT FINDINGS: The update of diagnostic criteria from NAFLD to MASLD reduces the stigma associated with alcohol consumption and poor health choices. It also shines a light on the crucial role of cardiometabolic risk factors in disease pathophysiology. The incidence and prevalence of MASLD are projected to increase significantly in the future as the population burden of cardiometabolic risk factors rises. MASLD is also a potent risk factor for developing CVD that should be tackled by using a multi-disciplinary team with a holistic approach. As the new nomenclature for metabolic liver disease is adopted on a global scale, more research is needed to investigate the applicability of findings from previous trials focusing on NAFLD. It is anticipated that the epidemic of MASLD will continue to increase globally, hence the urgent need for therapeutic approaches to reverse this trend. CI - (c) 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Lee, Ethan C Z AU - Lee ECZ AD - Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. FAU - Anand, Vickram V AU - Anand VV AD - Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. FAU - Razavi, Alex C AU - Razavi AC AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. FAU - Alebna, Pamela L AU - Alebna PL AD - VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 1200 East Broad Street, PO Box 980036, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA. FAU - Muthiah, Mark D AU - Muthiah MD AD - Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. FAU - Siddiqui, Mohammad S AU - Siddiqui MS AD - Stravitz-Sanyal Institute of Liver Disease and Metabolic Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA. FAU - Chew, Nicholas W S AU - Chew NWS AD - Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore. FAU - Mehta, Anurag AU - Mehta A AD - VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 1200 East Broad Street, PO Box 980036, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA. anurag.mehta@vcuhealth.org. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20240220 PL - United States TA - Curr Cardiol Rep JT - Current cardiology reports JID - 100888969 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/epidemiology MH - Risk Factors MH - Alcohol Drinking MH - *Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cardiometabolic disease OT - Cardiovascular disease OT - Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease OT - Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease OT - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease EDAT- 2024/02/20 12:52 MHDA- 2024/04/05 06:44 CRDT- 2024/02/20 11:14 PHST- 2024/01/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/04/05 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/20 12:52 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/20 11:14 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11886-024-02025-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11886-024-02025-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Cardiol Rep. 2024 Apr;26(4):199-210. doi: 10.1007/s11886-024-02025-6. Epub 2024 Feb 20.