Managing cardiovascular risk key in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Autor: Maini, Alexander, O'Brien, Alastair
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Zdroj: Practitioner; Jul/Aug2022, Vol. 266 Issue 1860, p11-14, 4p
Abstrakt: The article discusses risk associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease. Topics discussed include that between 10% to 30% of individuals with NAFLD will develop non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and some will progress to cirrhosis, risk factors for NAFLD include obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidaemia and discussed that liver fibrosis stage is the key predictor for NAFLD progression.
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