Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Associated with Impairment of Ejection Fraction Among Individuals with Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study.
Tiago Bezerra de Freitas DinizRafael Nascimento de JesusLaísa Simakawa JimenezJosé Carlos ParejaElinton Adami ChaimEverton CazzoPublished in: Obesity surgery (2021)
Among individuals with morbid obesity, the findings of this study are suggestive that liver fibrosis confirmed by histopathological examination is associated with a slight impairment of left ventricular function. Further studies are needed to confirm this association.
Keyphrases
- liver fibrosis
- bariatric surgery
- ejection fraction
- weight loss
- aortic stenosis
- insulin resistance
- left ventricular
- metabolic syndrome
- obese patients
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- heart failure
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- physical activity
- adipose tissue
- mitral valve
- body mass index
- acute coronary syndrome