Relationship between the prevalence and severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and coronary artery disease: Findings from a cross-sectional study of a referral center in northeast Iran.
Arash GholoobiMehrnoosh GifaniAida GholoobiSaeed AkhlaghiMasoud Pezeshki RadVafa Baradaran RahimiPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
The prevalence and severity of NAFLD were independently associated with CAD. Mild NAFLD was primarily observed among patients with normal and non-obstructive coronary artery patients, while severe NAFLD was more frequent in extensive CAD patients with multi-vessel disease.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- pulmonary artery
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- early onset
- acute coronary syndrome
- pulmonary hypertension
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement