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Aortic flow propagation velocity, epicardial fat thickness, and osteoprotegerin level to predict subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

OBJECTIVE: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common cause of liver dysfunction in Western countries and an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic heart disease. Appropriate noninvasive parameters are lacking for optimal risk stratification of cardiovascular disease in these patients....

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Autores principales: Oğuz, Didem, Ünal, Hakan Ümit, Eroğlu, Hacer, Gülmez, Öykü, Çevik, Halime, Altun, Armağan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27025201
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2016.6706