Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Coronary Artery Disease : Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease (NDFLD)as an emerging risk factor for Coronary artery disease (CAD)

ISBN-13: 9783659242830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 176 str.

Dhastagir Sheriff; Manopriya T.

Opis

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD) is reported to be a hepatic representation of metabolic syndrome.This could be a reflection of a metabolic stress related to fat deposition causing a possible dysregulation of hepato-adipo-cardiac axis. Dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, visceral obesity, glucose intolerance, a proinflammatory state could be some of the features of NAFLD that could lead to its severe form non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Biochemical studies related to various aspects of NAFLD involving its diagnosis to therapy will be relevant to understand its pathophysiology.

O autorze

DS Sheriff is a Professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya. He has worked as a Professor,vice-dean and head of the Department in various medical colleges in India, West-Indies and Libya. He has published more than 150 publications in national and international journals. He has published about five books.