Persistent Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Increases Risk for Carotid Atherosclerosis.

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Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in cross-sectional studies. We investigated the longitudinal association of NAFLD with the development of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Gastroenterology

Title: Gastroenterology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1528-0012

ISSN (Print): 0016-5085

Publication date (Electronic): September 2016

Volume: 151

Issue: 3

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[2 ] Center for Health Promotion, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[3 ] Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[4 ] Department of Health Science and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[5 ] Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Health Science and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[6 ] Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[7 ] Department of Health Science and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Medical Informatics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[8 ] Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[9 ] Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: gy.gwak@samsung.com.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0016-5085(16)34613-3

DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.06.001

PubMed ID: 27283259

SO-VID: 45de14bd-b020-4843-b464-c26b39d015d0

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Keywords: GGT,Chronic Liver Disease,Intima-Media Thickness,Liver Steatosis

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Keywords: GGT, Chronic Liver Disease, Intima-Media Thickness, Liver Steatosis

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