Non alcoholic steatohepatitis is associated with subclinical impairment in left ventricular function measured by speckle tracking echocardiography

Baktir A. O. , Sarli B., ALTEKİN R. E. , Karaman A. , Arinc H., Saglam H., et al.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.15, ss.137-142, 2015 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 15 Konu: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/akd.2014.5212
  • Dergi Adı: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.137-142

Özet

Objective: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a part of histological spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Higher incidence of cardiovascular mortality has been reported in studies including patients with NAFLD. Impaired myocardial function can be detected by a novel echocardiographic method called speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) when conventional methods were normal.