| Literature DB >> 31100460 |
Neeraj Mangla1, Veeral H Ajmera2, Cyrielle Caussy3, Claude Sirlin4, Sharon Brouha4, Sonia Bajwa-Dulai1, Egburt Madamba1, Ricki Bettencourt1, Lisa Richards1, Rohit Loomba5.
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2).1 Accurately assessing CVD risk in NAFLD patients is critical to improving clinical outcomes.1 Use of liver stiffness measurements to noninvasively assess for liver fibrosis is broadening, and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is the most accurate modality in NAFLD.2 However, the association between fibrosis severity on MRE and the degree of CVD risk is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether MRE-assessed liver fibrosis stage is associated with CVD risk determined by Framingham risk score (FRS) and coronary artery calcium (CAC).Entities:
Year: 2019 PMID: 31100460 PMCID: PMC6984972 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol ISSN: 1542-3565 Impact factor: 11.382