Liver fibrosis is associated with an increased risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction.
Eur J Clin Invest
; 53(11): e14061, 2023 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Liver fibrosis is a risk factor for liver-related adverse outcomes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recently, the non-invasive Hepamet fibrosis score (HFS) has been validated as a tool capable to identify with good diagnostic accuracy subjects with advanced liver fibrosis. It is unsettled whether HFS is capable to identify individuals at higher risk of CVD. To investigate whether individuals with liver fibrosis measured with HFS have higher risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in adults participating in the CATAnzaro MEtabolic RIsk factors (CATAMERI) study.METHODS:
Participants (n = 2948) were divided into three groups according to HFS low risk of fibrosis (<0.12); intermediate risk of fibrosis (≥0.12 to <0.47); high risk of fibrosis (≥0.47). The association between the liver fibrosis risk and MI was analysed by a logistic regression analysis.RESULTS:
As compared with those having the lowest risk (5.3%), a higher proportion of subjects with moderate or high risk of liver fibrosis had MI (12.9% and 24.4%, respectively; p < 0.001). In a logistic regression analysis, individuals at increased risk of liver fibrosis exhibited a threefold increased risk of having MI as compared to those with low risk (OR 3.18; 95% CI 1.31-7.70) independently of confounders including smoking, cholesterol, triglycerides, anti-hypertensive, lipid-lowering and glucose-lowering therapies.CONCLUSIONS:
In this cross-sectional study, individuals with higher values of HFS show a higher risk of MI, suggesting that HFS may be a useful tool to identify not only individuals with liver fibrosis but also those at the increased risk of CVD.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Invest
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia