Prognostic performance of 7 biomarkers compared to liver biopsy in early alcohol-related liver disease

Alcohol is the most common cause of liver-related mortality and morbidity. We therefore aimed to assess and compare the prognostic performance of elastography and blood-based markers to predict time to the first liver-related event, severe infection, and all-cause mortality in patients with a history of excess drinking.We performed a prospective cohort study in patients with early, compensated alcohol-related liver disease. At baseline, we...