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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Influence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease severity on carotid adventitial vasa vasorum.

Josep León-Mengíbar, Enric Sánchez, Ferrán Herrerías, Mari Cruz De La Fuente, Maite Santamaría, José Manuel Valdivielso, Marcelino Bermúdez-López, Eva Castro, Judit Pallarés, Xavier Matias-Guiu and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Josep León-MengíbarEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Enric SánchezEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Ferrán HerreríasGastrointestinal Surgery Department, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Lleida, Spain.
Mari Cruz De La FuenteGastrointestinal Surgery Department, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Lleida, Spain.
Maite SantamaríaGastrointestinal Surgery Department, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Lleida, Spain.
José Manuel ValdivielsoMedicine and Surgery Department, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Marcelino Bermúdez-LópezMedicine and Surgery Department, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Eva CastroMedicine and Surgery Department, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Judit PallarésDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB) and University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Xavier Matias-GuiuDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB) and University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Felip VilardellDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB) and University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Assumpta CaixàsEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (IPT-CERCA), Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain.
Marta BuenoEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Raquel MartíEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Albert LecubeEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.

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Abstract

Introduction: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects a quarter of the world's population and encompasses a spectrum of liver conditions, from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to inflammation and fibrosis. In addition, NAFLD also links to extrahepatic conditions like diabetes or obesity. However, it remains unclear if NAFLD independently correlates with the onset and progression of atherosclerosis. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the relationship between NAFLD severity, assessed via liver biopsy, and early atherosclerosis using adventitial vasa vasorum (VV) density. It included 44 patients with obesity (33 with steatosis, 11 with NASH) undergoing bariatric surgery. Results: Results revealed no significant differences in adventitial VV density between steatosis and NASH groups, neither in the mean values [0.759 ± 0.104 vs. 0.780 ± 0.043, P=0.702] nor left-right sides. Similarly, carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) did not vary between these groups. Additionally, no linear correlation existed between VV density and cIMT. Only gender showed an association with VV density. Conclusion: These findings suggest that NASH severity doesn't independently drive early atherosclerosis or affects cIMT. Gender might play a role in early atherosclerotic disease in NAFLD, impacting VV density and cIMT. This highlights the need to consider other risk factors when evaluating cardiovascular risk in NAFLD patients.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSeverity of Illness IndexVasa VasorumAdultAdventitiaAtherosclerosisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityatherosclerosisnonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseobesityvasa vasorumvascular disease

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