{"id":849,"date":"2018-07-27T07:54:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T06:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/2018\/07\/27\/liver-fat-fibrosis-biomarkers-cardio-vascular-risk-patients-diabetes-mellitus\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:27:55","slug":"liver-fat-fibrosis-biomarkers-cardio-vascular-risk-patients-diabetes-mellitus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/highlights\/liver-fat-fibrosis-biomarkers-cardio-vascular-risk-patients-diabetes-mellitus\/","title":{"rendered":"Liver fat and fibrosis are biomarkers of cardio-vascular risk in patients with diabetes mellitus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome, imaging now plays an additional prognostic role, especially in the personalization of cardio-vascular events. This paper prospectively shows the importance of liver disease and its relationship with epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in this regard. It offers a new insight into basic CT examinations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EAT volume is higher in diabetic individuals with NAFLD<\/li>\n<li>Liver fat content is positively correlated with EAT<\/li>\n<li>Liver fat content and liver fibrosis were independently associated with EAT<\/li>\n<li>Higher liver fat content and fibrosis may adversely affect cardiovascular risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Article<\/strong><\/span>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00330-017-5075-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Increased severity of liver fat content and liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease correlate with epicardial fat volume in type 2 diabetes: A prospective study<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Authors<\/strong><\/span>: Sharon S. Brouha, Phrium Nguyen, Ricki Bettencourt, Claude S. Sirlin and Rohit Loomba<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; With the increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome, imaging now plays an additional prognostic role, especially in the personalization of cardio-vascular events. This paper prospectively shows the importance of liver disease and its relationship with epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in this regard. It offers a new insight into basic CT examinations. 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