Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as a continuum from obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS). To investigate the cardiovascular prognosis of metabolically healthy NAFLD, this study aimed to evaluate the association between NAFLD with and without MetS and change in coronary artery calcification (CAC).Methods: This is a retrospective longitudinal study of 5,117 subjects without cardiovascular disease who participated in a he...

Background: Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) is a low-density lipoprotein like particle which has proatherogenic and a prothrombotic properties. Therefore, increased Lp(a) levels have been reported to be associated with a higher cardiovascular risk in numerous studies. However, the association between Lp(a) and metabolic disorders such as diabetes or metabolic syndrome (MetS) is still controversial. This study aimed to examine the association between Lp(a) levels and presence of MetS i...