Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and progression of coronary artery calcium score: a retrospective cohort study
Conclusions
In this large cohort study of adult men and women with no history of CVD, NAFLD was significantly associated with the development of CAC independent of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors. NAFLD may play a pathophysiological role in atherosclerosis development and may be useful to identify subjects with a higher risk of subclinical disease progression.
Source: Gut - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sinn, D. H., Kang, D., Chang, Y., Ryu, S., Gu, S., Kim, H., Seong, D., Cho, S. J., Yi, B.-K., Park, H.-D., Paik, S. W., Song, Y. B., Lazo, M., Lima, J. A. C., Guallar, E., Cho, J., Gwak, G.-Y. Tags: Nonalcoholic steatosis Hepatology Source Type: research
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