Cardiac remodelling in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the general population

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Contributors

  • Frederik Kostka - , University of Greifswald (Author)
  • Till Ittermann - , University of Greifswald (Author)
  • Stefan Groß - , University of Greifswald, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK) (Author)
  • Fabian Christopher Laqua - , University of Würzburg (Author)
  • Robin Bülow - , University of Greifswald, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK) (Author)
  • Henry Völzke - , University of Greifswald (Author)
  • Marcus Dörr - , University of Greifswald, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK) (Author)
  • Jens Peter Kühn - , Institute and Polyclinic of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Author)
  • Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus - , University of Greifswald, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.) (Author)
  • Marie Luise Kromrey - , Greifswald University Hospital (Author)

Abstract

Background and Aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Our study investigates the contribution of NAFLD to changes in cardiac structure and function in a general population. Methods: One thousand ninety-six adults (49.3% female) from the Study of Health in Pomerania underwent magnetic resonance imaging including cardiac and liver imaging. The presence of NAFLD by proton density fat fraction was related to left cardiac structure and function. Results were adjusted for clinical confounders using multivariable linear regression model. Results: The prevalence for NAFLD was 35.9%. In adjusted multivariable linear regression models, NAFLD was positively associated with higher left ventricular mass index (β = 0.95; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.45; 1.45), left ventricular concentricity (β = 0.043; 95% CI: 0.031; 0.056), left ventricular end-diastolic wall thickness (β = 0.29; 95% CI: 0.20; 0.38), left atrial end-diastolic volume index (β = 0.67; 95% CI: 0.01; 1.32) and inversely associated with left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (β = −0.78; 95% CI: −1.51; −0.05). When stratified by sex, we only found significant positive associations of NAFLD with left ventricular mass index, left atrial end-diastolic volume index, left ventricular cardiac output and an inverse association with global longitudinal strain in women. In contrast, men had an inverse association with left ventricular end-diastolic volume index and left ventricular stroke volume. Higher liver fat content was stronger associated with higher left ventricular mass index, left ventricular concentricity and left ventricular end-diastolic wall thickness. Conclusion: NAFLD is associated with cardiac remodelling in the general population showing sex specific patterns in cardiac structure and function.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1032-1041
Number of pages10
JournalLiver international
Volume44
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 38293745
ORCID /0000-0003-3258-930X/work/172085848

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • cardiac remodelling, magnetic resonance imaging, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, population-based imaging, proton density fat fraction