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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Pathogenetic Links to Cardiovascular Risk.

Vlad Alexandru Ionescu, Gina Gheorghe, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Camelia Cristina Diaconu

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Vlad Alexandru IonescuFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Gina GheorgheFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Nicolae BacalbasaDepartment of Visceral Surgery, Center of Digestive Diseases and Liver Transplantation, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Camelia Cristina DiaconuFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6837-260X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is correlated with an increased cardiovascular risk, independent of other traditional risk factors. The mechanisms underlying this pathogenic link are complex yet remain incompletely elucidated. Among these, the most significant are visceral adiposity, low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, prothrombotic status, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and postprandial hyperlipemia, gut dysbiosis, and genetic mutations. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in patients with MASLD. These patients have an increased incidence of coronary artery disease, carotid artery disease, structural and functional cardiac abnormalities, and valvulopathies, as well as arrhythmias and cardiac conduction disorders. In this review, we present the latest data on the association between MASLD and cardiovascular risk, focusing on the pathogenic mechanisms that explain the correlation between these two pathologies. Given the high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among patients with MASLD, we consider it imperative to raise awareness of the risks associated with this condition within the general population. Further research is essential to clarify the mechanisms underlying the increased cardiovascular risk linked to MASLD. This understanding may facilitate the identification of new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for these patients, as well as novel therapeutic targets.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesFatty LiverAnimalsHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansInsulin ResistanceRisk Factorsatrial fibrillationcardiovascular riskheart failureMASLDmyocardial ischemiapathophysiology

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PMID40001466
PMCPMC11852489

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