Implications of alcoholic cirrhosis in atherosclerosis of autopsied patients

Summary Introduction: Alcoholism is a major public health problem, which has a high social cost and affects many aspects of human activity. Liver disease is one of the first consequences of alcohol abuse, and steatosis, liver cirrhosis and hepatitis may occur. Other organs are also affected with pa...

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Main Authors: Luciano Alves Matias da Silveira, Bianca Gonçalves Silva Torquato, Mariana Silva Oliveira, Guilherme Ribeiro Juliano, Lívia Ferreira Oliveira, Camila Lourencini Cavellani, Luciana Santos Ramalho, Ana Paula Espindula, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira, Mara Lúcia Fonseca Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302017000400336&lng=en&tlng=en