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SUBMITTER: Alkhouri N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3234131 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alkhouri Naim N Carter-Kent Christine C Elias Michael M Feldstein Ariel E AE
Clinical lipidology 20110601 3
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is now regarded as the most common form of chronic liver disease in adults and children. The close association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the metabolic syndrome has been extensively described. Moreover, a growing body of evidence suggest that NAFLD by itself confers a substantial cardiovascular risk independent of the other components of the metabolic syndrome. Given the significant potential for morbidity and mortality in these patients ...[more]