International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Rahul Radhakrishnan
Department of Medicine, Grant Government Medical College, Byculla, Maharashtra, IndiaPublications
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Research
Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Its Correlation with Coronary Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 DM
Author(s): Nitin Vishwanath Suryawanshi*, Kalpita Pai, Rahul Radhakrishnan, Vinayak Sawardekar and Sunil Dhanraj Bhaisare
Background: Type 2 diabetics appear to be at greater risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and certainly of fibrosis and cirrhosis development. Type 2 diabetes and NAFLD are more common than previously thought, especially in India. To find out if there is a connection between NAFLD and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in a large group of type 2 diabetics, the current study was designed. Aim: 1) To study the prevalence of NAFLD by USG in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2) To correlate NAFLD with coronary artery disease and coronary risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional, open-labeled, single-centric, parallel-design study conducted in the department of general medicine of a tertiary care hospital among patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). .. Read More»
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