Alcohol-related cirrhosis, heart failure are rising across Europe, US

Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2023 Study indicate that the burden of disability from alcohol-related cirrhosis and heart failure is predicted to sharply increase in Europe and the USA by 2050. The researchers collated data on cirrhosis due to alcohol and associated heart failure complications from people in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, and the US between 1990-2023.