2013/02/25 by Mustafa Tarık Ağaç, Levent Korkmaz, Gökhan Çavuşoğlu +12
Medicine · #Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity #Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment #Liver Disease and Transplantation
paper · doi:10.1177/0003319713479155
crossref issued 2013/02/25 · crossref published 2013/02/25 · crossref published-online 2013/02/25 · openalex publication_date 2013/02/25 · crossref created 2013/02/25 · crossref published-print 2013/11/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · crossref deposited 2026/04/28 · crossref indexed 2026/07/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We assessed the association between NAFLD and SYNTAX Score (SS) in patients with ACS. Eighty consecutive patients with ACS were enrolled. Patients were evaluated using ultrasound to detect NAFLD and hepatosteatosis stage. The prevalence of NAFLD was 81.2%; median SS was 15. The SS was significantly higher in patients with NAFLD (18 ± 8 vs. 11 ± 5, P = .001). Univariate analysis showed that the stage of NAFLD correlated with SS (r = .6, P < .001). In multivariate binary logistic analysis, increased age (odds ratio [OR], 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI],1.00-1.10) and presence of NAFLD (OR, 13.20; 95% CI, 2.52-69.15) were independent factors associated with supramedian SS. In conclusion, among patients with ACS, those with NAFLD have more complex CAD as assessed by SS.