Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis (IMAGE)

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Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in cirrhotic patients, but cirrhosis itself may not be associated with an increased CAD risk. In addition to traditional risk factors, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and hepatitis C virus infection are also associated with CAD presence in cirrhotic patients.

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Xingshun Qi, Chunru Gu, Liyan Dong, Lu Chai

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