Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease

An association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been recently suggested. Indeed, different studies have demonstrated that NAFLD patients present increased subclinical atherosclerosis compared to non-steatosic individuals, and are supported by the...

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Main Authors: Javier Lizardi-Cervera, Daniel Aguilar-Zapata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
NAFLD
NASH and cardiovascular disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318253
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spelling doaj-c462657ba70d416d93966ce2a551280e2021-06-09T05:56:02ZengElsevierAnnals of Hepatology1665-26812009-01-018S40S43Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular diseaseJavier Lizardi-Cervera0Daniel Aguilar-Zapata1Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine; Address for correspondence:Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation. Mexico City. MexicoAn association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been recently suggested. Indeed, different studies have demonstrated that NAFLD patients present increased subclinical atherosclerosis compared to non-steatosic individuals, and are supported by the few follow-up studies revealing that CVD is the second most common cause of death in NAFLD patients. However, the nature of the relationship NAFLD/CVD is still under debate.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318253NAFLDNASH and cardiovascular disease
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Daniel Aguilar-Zapata
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
Annals of Hepatology
NAFLD
NASH and cardiovascular disease
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Daniel Aguilar-Zapata
author_sort Javier Lizardi-Cervera
title Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
title_short Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
title_full Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
title_fullStr Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
title_full_unstemmed Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
title_sort nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
publisher Elsevier
series Annals of Hepatology
issn 1665-2681
publishDate 2009-01-01
description An association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been recently suggested. Indeed, different studies have demonstrated that NAFLD patients present increased subclinical atherosclerosis compared to non-steatosic individuals, and are supported by the few follow-up studies revealing that CVD is the second most common cause of death in NAFLD patients. However, the nature of the relationship NAFLD/CVD is still under debate.
topic NAFLD
NASH and cardiovascular disease
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318253
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