TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular risk
AU - Misra, Vijay Laxmi
AU - Khashab, Mouen
AU - Chalasani, Naga
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a very common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. A large proportion of patients with NAFLD have coexisting metabolic syndrome, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A strong association between NAFLD and cardiovascular disease has been long suspected, and recent studies have confirmed that cardiovascular disease is the single most important cause of mortality in this patient population. NAFLD may pose cardiovascular risk beyond the risk conferred by traditional factors such as dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smoking. Health care providers managing patients with NAFLD should recognize this increased cardiovascular risk and should undertake early, aggressive risk factor modification.
AB - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a very common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. A large proportion of patients with NAFLD have coexisting metabolic syndrome, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A strong association between NAFLD and cardiovascular disease has been long suspected, and recent studies have confirmed that cardiovascular disease is the single most important cause of mortality in this patient population. NAFLD may pose cardiovascular risk beyond the risk conferred by traditional factors such as dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smoking. Health care providers managing patients with NAFLD should recognize this increased cardiovascular risk and should undertake early, aggressive risk factor modification.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11894-009-0008-4
DO - 10.1007/s11894-009-0008-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19166659
AN - SCOPUS:58849118484
SN - 1522-8037
VL - 11
SP - 50
EP - 55
JO - Current Gastroenterology Reports
JF - Current Gastroenterology Reports
IS - 1
ER -