FIB-4 Index and Liver Stiffness Measurement are Potential Predictors of Atherosclerosis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

• Published in: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 239 - 252
• Main Authors: Kubotsu, Yoshihito, Sakamoto, Yoshiko, Tago, Motoko, Chihara, Atsuko, Norita, Misa, Inadomi, Chika, Inoue, Kaori, Takayanagi, Hiroki, Tanaka, Kenichi, Isoda, Hiroshi, Kuwashiro, Takuya, Oeda, Satoshi, Shiratori, Toshiyasu, Anzai, Keizo, Node, Koichi, Takahashi, Hirokazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Atherosclerosis Society 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Aged; Atherosclerosis - diagnosis; Atherosclerosis - etiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Cutoff value; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Fatty Liver - complications; Fatty Liver - diagnosis; Female; FibroScan; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Liver - pathology; Liver Cirrhosis - diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Prognosis; Risk Factors; FibroScan; Cardiovascular diseases; Cutoff value; Coronary computed tomography angiography

Aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common cause of death in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Therefore, CVD surveillance is important, but it is not well established. We evaluated the association between liver fibrosis, carotid artery atheroscleros...