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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease: an open question.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Nov 2007
Loria P, Lonardo A, Bellentani S, Day C P, Marchesini G, Carulli N
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AIMS: To review available data concerning the basic science and epidemiological-clinical evidence for an association of NAFLD and cardiovascular disease. DATA SYNTHESIS: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) defines alcohol-like hepatic histological lesions seen in the non-alcoholic, insulin resistant patient representing the hepatic counterpart of the metabolic syndrome. Along with insulin resistance,...
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