Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) And Cardiovascular Risk In Renal Transplant Recipients

• Main Authors: Ivana Mikolasevic (Author), Sanjin Racki (Author), Luka Zaputovic (Author), Vesna Lukenda (Author), Branka Sladoje-Martinovic (Author), Lidija Orlic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Renal transplant recipients (RTRs) are at high risk for cardiovascular (CVD) mortality. Recently, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been recognized as a new risk factor for adverse CVD events in the general population. We examined whether transient elastography (TE) defin...