[Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as an atherosclerosis risk factor]

Currently, along with cardiovascular disease, changes in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in the syndrome of insulin resistance seen pathology of the liver. The aim of our study was to determine the prognostic significance of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to assess the risk of early manifestations of atherosclerotic disease of carotid arteries. The correlation between the presence of NAFLD and signs of early atherosclerosis in the insulin resistance syndrome. The resulting ranked a number of prognostic factors influencing the degree of change in the walls of the carotid arteries, making it possible to construct estimates of individual risk of atherosclerosis development in clinically healthy patients. The clinical significance of the results is the need for more thorough examination of patients with NAFLD to assess risk factors for progression of pathology not only the liver, and cardiovascular disease.