Fat accumulation in the pancreas associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome
(MetS) has been defined as “non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease”(NAFPD). The aim of this …

In the last several years there has been a large debate whether patients with type 2 diabetes
(T2DM) should be treated as those with high or very high cardiovascular risk, and whether …

In this issue of Angiology, Liu et al1 reviewed the role of perirenal fat as an emerging
cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. The authors concluded that excessive perirenal adiposity …

In this issue of Angiology, He et al. compared the predictive value of the non-alcoholic fatty
liver disease (NAFLD) fibrosis score (NFS), fibrosis-8 (FIB-8) and FIB-4 scores, among 1576 …

Bile acids (BAs) are originally known as detergents essential for the digestion and
absorption of lipids. In recent years, extensive research has unveiled new functions of BAs …

Purpose Data on relationship between dietary intake of sodium and non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) risk are scarce. This paper aims to find the possible association between …

This review summarizes the current investigations that confirm the significance of liver
fibrosis (LF) as an independent cardiovascular risk factor in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …

2. Madan SA, John F, Pitchumoni CS. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and mean platelet
volume: a systemic review and meta‐analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2016; 50: 69‐74. 3 …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prevalence is estimated around 25% worldwide
being related to the growing rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular …

Letter: role of mean platelet volume levels in the prediction of major acute cardiovascular events
in patients with non‐alcoho Page 1 1140 | LETTERS TO THE EDITORS © 2019 John Wiley & …