WHY DOES NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD) CONTRIBUTE TO CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES?

Take home messages 1.Both ‘Metabolic NAFLD’ and the features of insulin resistance/the metabolic syndrome (MetS) increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), even independent of obesity 2.‘Metabolic NAFLD’ and insulin resistance share common pathophysiology, which may explain their link wi...

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Main Author: Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2016-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930379/view