Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with a decreased myocardial mechano-energetic efficiency.

Teresa Vanessa FiorentinoS MiceliE SuccurroA SciacquaF AndreozziG Sesti

Published in: Journal of internal medicine (2020)

Ultrasound-defined presence of NAFLD is associated with a decreased MEE, a predictor of adverse cardiovascular events. The relationship between NAFLD and a compromised MEE is dependent of IR.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease
magnetic resonance imaging
left ventricular
type diabetes
heart failure
computed tomography
emergency department
ultrasound guided
liver fibrosis
drug induced