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Ultrasound measurement of visceral fat in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis

Author(s) -

Tamara Alempijević,

Rada Ješić,

Petar Svorcan,

Aleksandra Sokić-Milutinović,

Nada Kovačević,

Tatjana Radaljac,

Dragan Popović,

Dušan Popović,

Miodrag Krstić

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp1109739a

Subject(s) - primary biliary cirrhosis , medicine , ultrasound , visceral fat , gastroenterology , radiology , obesity , insulin resistance

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a progressive, chronic liver disease with elevated serum lipids, but it is unclear whether hyperlipidemia in PBC patients is associated with atherosclerosis. Metabolic syndrome promotes development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease related to abdominal type obesity and insulin resistance. The aim of our study was to assess abdominal adiposity in patients with PBC.

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