Does nonalcoholic fatty liver disease predispose patients to carotid arteriosclerosis and ischemic stroke?

Clin Mol Hepatol. 2022 Jul;28(3):473-477. doi: 10.3350/cmh.2022.0155. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

Authors

Qian Jin¹, Rui-Xu Yang¹, Jian-Gao Fan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
² Shanghai Key Lab of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Shanghai, China.

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Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Carotid atherosclerosis; Carotid intima media thickness; Ischemic stroke; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

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MeSH terms

Arteriosclerosis*
Carotid Artery Diseases* / complications
Carotid Artery Diseases* / diagnosis
Humans
Ischemic Stroke*
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease* / complications
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease* / diagnosis