Does the risk of cardiovascular events differ between biopsy-proven NAFLD and MAFLD?

Gabriel Tayguara Silveira GuerreiroLarisse LongoMariana Alves FonsecaValessa Emanoele Gabriel de SouzaMário Reis Alvares-DA-Silva

Published in: Hepatology international (2021)

Patients with both NAFLD and MAFLD had intermediate/high CVR, with a high rate of CVD. Patients with MAFLD and concomitant viral infection showed significantly increased CVR and CVD compared to those without viral infection.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease
ultrasound guided
liver fibrosis