Non-invasive assessment of fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease predicts cardiovascular risk in a large screening cohort
D Niederseer, A Stadlmayr, U Huber-Schönauer, D Lederer, W Patsch, E Aigner, C Datz · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 05
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Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular diseases frequently coincide due to shared risk factors. Cardiovascular events are the most common causes of death in NAFLD patients. Objectives: To investigate whether established cardiovascular risk scores such as the Framingham risk score (FRS) and the Heart Score of the European Society of Cardiology (HS) are associated with the degree of fibrosis in NAFLD in a large screening cohort. Material and Methods: We investigated 2138 asymptomatic subjects (59.6 ± 10.2 years, 50% males, BMI 27.2 ± 4.6 kg/m2). NAFLD was diagnosed if 1. (Signific…
