Abstract
Early civilisations considered the liver the source of the soul before modern medicine and culture elevated the heart to the centre of life.1 Although cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability in Europe, liver disease continues to gain importance and is now the second leading cause of years of working life lost in the region.2 Compared with the liver, no other single organ is affected by a range of diseases for which control and prevention are dependent on such a wide array of complex public health policies.
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