How Cardiac Fibrosis Assessed via T1 Mapping Is Associated with Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

How Cardiac Fibrosis Assessed via T1 Mapping Is Associated with Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

(1) Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide. Although cardiovascular and NAFLD risk factors overlap, an independent association between these conditions may exist. Hepatic and cardiac fibrosis are important markers of mortality,...

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Main Authors: Flavia Vernin de Oliveira Terzi, Gabriel Cordeiro Camargo, Daniella Braz Parente, Ana Maria Pittella, Gilberto Silva-Junior, Gabrielle Gonçalves de Novaes, Jaime Araújo Oliveira Neto, Julia Machado Barroso, Martha Valéria Tavares Pinheiro, Adriana Soares Xavier de Brito, Renée Sarmento de Oliveira, Rosana Souza Rodrigues, Renata de Mello Perez, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Renata Junqueira Moll-Bernardes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
cardiovascular disease
fibrosis
myocardial extracellular volume
magnetic resonance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/23/7381

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