Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-26-2022
Abstract
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a growing global phenomenon, and its damaging effects in terms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk are becoming more apparent. NAFLD is estimated to affect around one quarter of the world population and is often comorbid with other metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and metabolic syndrome. In this review, we examine the current evidence describing the many ways that NAFLD itself increases CVD risk. We also discuss the emerging and complex biochemical relationship between NAFLD and its common comorbid conditions, and how they coalesce to increase CVD risk. With NAFLD's rising prevalence and deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system, a complete understanding of the disease must be undertaken, as well as effective strategies to prevent and treat its common comorbid conditions.
Recommended Citation
Josloff, Kevan; Beiriger, Jacob; Khan, Adnan; Gawel, Richard J.; Kirby, Richard S.; Kendrick, Aaron; Rao, Abhinav K.; Wang, Roy; Schafer, Michelle; Pearce, Margaret; Chauhan, Kashyap; Shah, Yash B.; Marhefka, Gregary D.; and Halegoua-De Marzio, Dina, "Comprehensive Review of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" (2022). Department of Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 399.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medfp/399
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PubMed ID
36547416
Language
English
Comments
This article is the author’s final published version in Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Volume 9, Issue 12, November 2022, Article number 419.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9120419. Copyright © Josloff et al.
Publication made possible in part by support from the Jefferson Open Access Fund