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Cardiac abnormalities in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiac abnormalities.

METHODS:

Patients with Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who attended an outpatient clinic in Southern Brazil were prospectively evaluated. Patients should be older than 18 years and have steatosis.

RESULTS:

A total of 174 patients were evaluated. The mean age was 63±12 years, 65% were women, 71% white, 82.2% hypertensive, 52.3% diabetic, 56.3% obese, and 30% dyslipidemic. There was no association between Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiac abnormalities, even after adjusting for age, sex, and metabolic syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS:

The present study did not show a direct correlation between Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiac abnormalities, regardless of metabolic syndrome.

KEYWORDS:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiac disease; Cardiac arrhythmias

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