Association between high-sensitivity-CRP and liver elastography and cardiac ischemic diseases in patients with fatty liver
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- DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2223_21
Association between high-sensitivity-CRP and liver elastography and cardiac ischemic diseases in patients with fatty liver
Abstract
Objective: Inflammatory markers are among the possible contributing factors with a proposed role in hepatic and ischemic heart disease. The present study aimed to determine the association between high-sensitivity-C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), liver elastography, and cardiac ischemic diseases in patients with fatty liver.
Methods: In this cross-sectional comparative study, 103 consecutive patients with fatty liver were enrolled to undergo angiography. They were divided into groups with and without cardiac ischemia.
Results: The results demonstrated that the mean hs-CRP was 2.3 and 10.9 mg/L in normal and ischemic angiography groups, respectively (P = 0.001). According to the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, the predictive role for hs-CRP was 94.5% that had sensitivity and specificity of 95.2% and 90%, respectively, with a cut-off point of 3.1.
Conclusion: This study showed that there is an association between the fatty liver, cardiac ischemia, and hs-CRP level.
Keywords: Cardiac ischemia; elastography; fatty liver; hepatic fibrosis; hs-CRP.
Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
Conflict of interest statement
There are no conflicts of interest.
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