Hungarian Medical Journal
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2: Issue 4
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Cardiovascular Risk
Authors:
Tatjána Ábel Outpatient Institute of National Health Care Centre Róbert Károly körút 44 H-1134 Budapest Hungary

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János Fehér Medical Faculty, Semmelweis University 2nd Department for Internal Medicine Budapest Hungary

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Pages:
509–518
Online Publication Date:
01 Dec 2008
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2008
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/hmj.2.2008.28418
Keywords:
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; cardiovascular risk; therapy
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is present in 15–25% of the general population. The fundamental derangement in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is insulin resistance, a key component of the metabolic syndrome, which includes type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity. The natural history of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is not always benign, its causality for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is well known in clinical practice and sometimes it is accompanied by hepatocellular carcinoma. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is likely to be associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk, and raises the possibility that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may be not only a marker but also an early mediator of atherosclerosis. Therapy is currently directed at treating components of the metabolic syndrome which may also beneficial for the liver.

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