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ReviewCardiovascular diabetology2024

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and cardiovascular risk: a comprehensive review.

Haixiang Zheng, Leonardo Antonio Sechi, Eliano Pio Navarese, Gavino Casu, Gianpaolo Vidili

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Review in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

109 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Haixiang ZhengDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy.
Leonardo Antonio SechiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy.
Eliano Pio NavareseClinical and Experimental Cardiology, Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Gavino CasuClinical and Experimental Cardiology, Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Gianpaolo VidiliDepartment of Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Azienda Ospedaliero, 07100, Sassari, Italy. gvidili@uniss.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously termed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), poses a significant global health challenge due to its increasing prevalence and strong association with cardiovascular disease (CVD). This comprehensive review summarizes the current knowledge on the MASLD-CVD relationship, compares analysis of how different terminologies for fatty liver disease affect cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment using different diagnostic criteria, explores the pathophysiological mechanisms connecting MASLD to CVD, the influence of MASLD on traditional CV risk factors, the role of noninvasive imaging techniques and biomarkers in the assessment of CV risk in patients with MASLD, and the implications for clinical management and prevention strategies. By incorporating current research and clinical guidelines, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the complex interplay between MASLD and cardiovascular health.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart Disease Risk FactorsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseBiomarkersHumansPrevalencePrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsBiomarkersCardiovascular riskMetabolic-associated fatty liver diseaseMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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PMID39342178
PMCPMC11439309

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