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Podcast: Surfing the MASH Tsunami
Episode: S5 - E11.3 - Panelists' Hot Topics: Low-Dose Aspirin, SLD Think Tank, Dietary Inflammation Index
Description: After Michael Charlton finishes discussing research he finds compelling, Jörn Schattenberg and Louise Campbell each describe one item they have been focusing on recently. Michael mentions the recent JAMA publication of a small, randomized controlled trial exploring the use of low-dose aspirin in biopsy-confirmed MASLD patients, which he describes as "a tremendous result." The results suggest benefits in terms of both fat fraction (PDFF) and transaminase levels. Jörn provides more detail about the trial. While the sample size was small, the results were highly promising. There is much to learn here from a larger RCT and...