title: Hepatosteatosis and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with myocardial infarction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to determine the involvement of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in myocardial infarction patients and its relation with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT).
  
  
  METHODS
  This study consisted of 224 patients divided into three groups: those with myocardial infarction (MI), stable coronary artery disease (CAD), and normal coronary artery. Measurement of CIMT and abdominal ultrasonography for hepatosteatosis was performed in all participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  NAFLD was significantly more frequent among MI patients compared to the other groups. There was a significant difference between CAD and the presence of NAFLD (p < 0.05). Also, we found significant correlations between the severity of CAD and hepatosteatosis grade (r = 0.648, p < 0.001), CAD and CIMT (r = 0.594, p < 0.001), and NAFLD and CIMT (r = 0.233, p = 0.005). NAFLD was also significantly correlated with the severity of CAD (r = 0.607, p < 0.001), and the grade of NAFLD significantly correlated with CIMT (r = 0.606, p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with more severe CAD were more likely to have NAFLD. In addition, hepatosteatosis may be associated with coronary plaque instability and high fatty volume. Patients with NAFLD should be screened regularly for other cardiovascular risk factors, and the presence of fatty liver may help better classify these patients.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Van High Education and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey. drhasanozturk@gmail.com.|Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey. drhasanozturk@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Ali
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gümrükçüoğlu
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Samsun Education and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Van High Education and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aytaç
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Van High Education and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şenay
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Van High Education and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akdağ
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Van High Education and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakkı
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Şimşek
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Van High Education and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeki Yüksel
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Günaydın
mesh_terms: D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Carotid intima-media thickness; Hepatosteatosis; Myocardial infarct