Evaluation of ultrasonographic fatty liver and severity of coronary atherosclerosis, and obesity in patients undergoing coronary angiography

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-279

  Açikel, Mahmut ^a   Sunay, Sadik ^a   Koplay, Mustafa ^a   Gündoǧdu, Fuat ^a   Karakelleoǧlu, Şule ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery atherosclerosis; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Obesity; Predictive models

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349400797     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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