ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
Abstract:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease falls into a spectrum of liver diseases characterized mainly by
macrovesicular fatty degeneration that occurs in the absence of significant alcohol consumption (20-30 g
pure alcohol per day or under 200g pure alcohol / week.). We studied the cardiovascular risk of 125
patients with ultrasound appearance of fatty liver, using 4 different metods: Framingham cardiac risk
score, SCORE system, Hypertensive waist, Hypertriglyceridemic waist. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk
factors was high in patients with fatty liver, particularly in patients with type 2 diabetes, association of
more than three risk factors increasing with age. Framingham cardiovascular risk score and SCORE
system increased with age. The risk was lower in female sex and, as expected, higher in individuals
presenting obesity, hypertensive waist or metabolic syndrome
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