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Fatty liver may increase heart disease, mortality
The findings showed that NAFLD is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis — the build-up of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls — which may lead to the advent of heart diseases-related deaths. |
A patient suffering from fatty liver disease is prone to an increased risk of heart disease as well as the mortality rates associated with it, a new study has found. |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly common condition in patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes and arterial hypertension — where high blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. |
In patients with metabolic syndrome health problems like diabetes and stroke at risk for heart disease events, NAFLD contributes to early atherosclerosis and its progression, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. |
Thickness in the blood vessels increases proportionally with FLI, and this association is independent of traditional cardiometabolic risk factors — like diabetes, heart disease or stroke. |
Futher, patients with fatty liver were more likely to develop in the plaques resulting in thickness in the blood vessels over time. |
atty liver disease at baseline predicted the occurrence of carotid plaques independent of age, sex, type 2 diabetes, tobacco use, and other heart disease risk factors. |
Strict monitoring of cardiovascular disease recommended when managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the researchers suggested. |