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Liver Fibrosis is Associated with Ischemic Stroke Risk in Women but not Men: The REGARDS Study
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is inconsistently associated with ischemic stroke, with one study suggesting an association in women and not men. The relative importance of liver fibrosis, as opposed to fatty liver, for cardiovascular risk is increasingly appreciated. We hypothesized that advanced liver fibrosis is associated with incident ischemic stroke risk, and especially in women.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 16, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Neal S. Parikh, Insu Koh, Lisa B. VanWagner, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Neil A. Zakai, Mary Cushman Source Type: research

The Influence of Abdominal and Ectopic Fat Accumulation on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: A Chongqing Study
To investigate the effects of abdominal obesity (AO) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with or without AO on carotid arteries by determining carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 16, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Xu Yi, Yu-Hui Liu, Xin-Fu Zhou, Yan-Jiang Wang, Juan Deng, Juan Liu, Hong-Bo He, Zhi-Qiang Xu Source Type: research