Empagliflozin may reduce steatosis but not fibrosis risk in individuals with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The improvements in cardiorenal outcomes and mortality associated with empagliflozin therapy appear to be independent of steatosis and fibrosis risk (Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism)
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Combination Therapy with Pioglitazone/Exenatide Metformin Reduces the Prevalence of Hepatic Fibrosis and Steatosis: The Efficacy and Durability of Initial Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes (EDICT) Trial
(i) At EOS T2DM subjects treated with Triple Therapy had less hepatic steatosis and fibrosis versus Conventional Therapy; (ii) severity of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis both were strongly and inversely correlated with insulin resistance; (iii) changes in liver fibrosis scores (APRI, NFS, FIB-4, AST/ALT ratio) have limited value in predicting response to therapy (Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism)
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