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Fatty Liver Can Damage Heart, Say Scientists by Angela Mohan on May 3, 2021 at 9:07 AM
Fatty Liver increase the risk of heart disease by four times compared to people of the same age and sex who had normal livers. Japanese and European scientists were the first to report this finding and their observations are proving true across the world.
Using sophisticated techniques, doctors have found the wall of arteries to be thicker and the lumen narrower, causing reduced flow of blood to their heart muscles and brains, in these patients.
Their findings support the clinical observation that those with excess fat in their livers are more vulnerable and die earlier from heart problems.
Beta-blockers Show Anti-inflammatory Effects in Cirrhosis by Angela Mohan on December 14, 2020 at 11:55 AM
Beta-blockers found to curb systemic inflammation. The researchers determined biomarkers of systemic inflammation prior to and subsequently during ongoing treatment with beta-blockers.
Approximately 170,000 people die every year in Europe from the direct consequences of advanced chronic liver disease (cirrhosis).
In Austria, cirrhosis of the liver is usually due to a fatty liver resulting from excessive alcohol consumption or overeating and/or poor diet and - thanks to effective antiviral therapies - less common due to viral hepatitis.
Chronic liver damage leads to scarring (fibrosis) of the liver tissue, which can ultimately lead to increased blood pressure in the vascular system of the gastrointestinal tract (i.e. portal hypertension).