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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2017

Is hepatic steatosis associated with left ventricular mass index increase in the general population?

Katharina Piontek, Carsten O Schmidt, Sebastian E Baumeister, Markus M Lerch, Julia Mayerle, Marcus Dörr, Stephan B Felix, Henry Völzke

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Article in World journal of hepatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Katharina PiontekKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Carsten O SchmidtKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Sebastian E BaumeisterKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Markus M LerchKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Julia MayerleKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Marcus DörrKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Stephan B FelixKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Henry VölzkeKatharina Piontek, Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald · DEGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the association between hepatic steatosis and change in left ventricular mass index (LVMI) over five years, and examine whether systolic and diastolic blood pressures are mediators of the association between hepatic steatosis and LVMI using a general population sample.

methodsWe analyzed data from the Study of Health in Pomerania. The study population comprised 1298 individuals aged 45 to 81 years. Hepatic steatosis was defined as the presence of a hyperechogenic pattern of the liver together with elevated serum alanine transferase levels. Left ventricular mass was determined echocardiographically and indexed to height

resultsHepatic steatosis was a significant predictor for all measured echocardiographic characteristics at baseline. Path analyses revealed that the association of hepatic steatosis with LVMI change after five years was negligibly small (β = -0.12, s.e. = 0.21,

conclusionBaseline associations between hepatic steatosis and LVMI do not extend to associations with LVMI change after five years. More studies are needed to study the longitudinal effects of hepatic steatosis on LVMI.

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Blood pressureGeneral PopulationHepatic steatosisLeft ventricular mass indexStudy of Health in Pomerania

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