The association of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis with heart failure and mortality
Abstract Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a hepatic manifestation of metabolic disease and independently affects the development of cardiovascular (CV) disease. We investigated whether hepatic steatosis and/or fibrosis are associated with the development of incident heart failu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01374-8 |