The Severity of Fatty Liver Disease Relating to Metabolic Abnormalities Independently Predicts Coronary Calcification

Background. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the metabolic disorders presented in liver. The relationship between severity of NAFLD and coronary atherosclerotic burden remains largely unknown. Methods and Materials. We analyzed subjects undergoing coronary calcium score evaluation...

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Main Authors: Ying-Hsiang Lee, Yih-Jer Wu, Chuan-Chuan Liu, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Hung-I. Yeh, Cheng-Ho Tsai, Shou-Chuan Shih, Chung-Lieh Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Radiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/586785
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