Is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease associated with an increased risk of coronary artery calcification independent of classical risk factors?
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an independent risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcification.
Patients with NAFLD are at increased risk for coronary atherosclerosis independent of classical coronary risk factors, including visceral adiposity. These data suggest that NAFLD might be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease.
Kim et al. (Mon,) studied this question.