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New heart disease research has been reported by A. Gastaldelli et al
June 21st, 2009
According to recent research from Pisa, Italy, "Patients with fatty liver (FL) disease have a high risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The aim was to evaluate the association between R, insulin resistance (IR), coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, and early atherosclerosis in a large European population (RISC Study)." "In 1,307 nondiabetic subjects (age 30-60 years) recruited at 19 centers, we evaluated liver enzymes, lipids, insulin sensitivity (by euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic damp), glucose tolerance (by 75 g oral glucose tolerance test), carotid atherosclerosis as intima. media thickness (MM, CHD risk by the Framing-ham Heart study prediction score,...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2009-06-21)
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