Impact of NAFLD on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases in a Primary Care Population in Germany.

Christian LabenzYvonne HuberMaurice MichelMichael NagelPeter R GalleKarel KostevJörn Markus Schattenberg

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2019)

NAFLD constitutes an independent risk factor for CHD, MI, and AF in primary care in Germany. Identification of patients with NAFLD in primary care will allow specifically managing and modifying underlying risk factors to improve the overall prognosis.

Keyphrases

primary care
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
general practice
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular events
bioinformatics analysis