Open AccessSerum gamma glutamyl transferase and alanine transaminase concentrations predict endothelial dysfunction in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Author(s) -
Hüseyin Arınç,
Bahadır Şarlı,
Ahmet Oğuz Baktır,
Hilal Sağlam,
Erkan Demirci,
Yasemin Doğan,
Serkan Kurtul,
Hati̇ce Karaman,
Abdülsamet Erden,
Ahmet Karaman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009734.2013.814734
Subject(s) - medicine , steatohepatitis , aspartate transaminase , alanine transaminase , endothelial dysfunction , gastroenterology , gamma glutamyltransferase , triglyceride , fatty liver , transaminase , intima media thickness , brachial artery , endocrinology , cardiology , cholesterol , blood pressure , carotid arteries , enzyme , disease , biochemistry , chemistry , alkaline phosphatase
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We aimed to investigate the presence of endothelial dysfunction and whether serum concentrations of liver enzymes may reflect the severity of such an endothelial dysfunction in patients with NASH.