Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with cardiovascular disease
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2009, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
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.
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Javier Lizardi-Cervera, Daniel Aguilar-Zapata
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