Background and Aim: NAFLD is associated with increased incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) a noninvasive, test subclinical atherosclerosis. The objectives were to compare the CIMT in patients without find association severity fibrosis grade steatosis CIMT. Methods: 200 between 18-50 years age sex matched controls studied. Ultrasonography l...

UNLABELLED Background and Purpose- C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts myocardial infarction and stroke. Its role as a predictor of the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis is not yet known. We investigated whether CRP predicts progression of atherosclerosis measured at various sites in the arterial tree. METHODS CRP levels were measured in a random sample of 773 subjects >/=55 years of a...

BACKGROUND it is plausible that subclinical atherosclerosis alters coronary reserve and impairs diastolic function of the left ventricle. However, the relationship between subclinical stages of atherosclerosis and diastolic function has not been established in subjects free of cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE to test the hypothesis that subclinical atherosclerosis has a negative association ...