Association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the incidence of cardiovascular and renal events

BACKGROUND: Recent data suggest that the presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may be linked to increased cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases. Here we assess whether NAFLD, as diagnosed by ultrasound, predicts the risk of incident cardiovascular and renal impairment events

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 25(2013), 4 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 239-46
1. Verfasser: El Azeem, Hamdy Abd (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Khalek, El-Shazly Abdul, El-Akabawy, Hazem, Naeim, Hussein, Khalik, Hammouda Abdul, Alfifi, Abdul Aziz
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:Journal Article Cardiovascular diseases Chronic renal impairment NAFLD Ultrasonography