PMID- 29122390 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190628 LR - 20220409 IS - 1600-0641 (Electronic) IS - 0168-8278 (Linking) VI - 68 IP - 2 DP - 2018 Feb TI - Hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis and NASH: Cause or consequence? PG - 335-352 LID - S0168-8278(17)32335-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.09.021 [doi] AB - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become one of the most common forms of chronic liver disease worldwide and its prevalence is expected to continue rising. NAFLD has traditionally been considered a consequence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the link between NAFLD and MetS components, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension (HTN), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is more complex than previously thought. Indeed, the adverse effects of NAFLD extend far beyond the liver, with a large body of clinical evidence now suggesting that NAFLD may precede and/or promote the development of T2DM, HTN and atherosclerosis/CVD. The risk of developing these cardiometabolic diseases parallels the underlying severity of NAFLD. Accumulating evidence suggests that the presence and severity of NAFLD is associated with an increased risk of incident T2DM and HTN. Moreover, long-term prospective studies indicate that the presence and severity of NAFLD independently predicts fatal and nonfatal CVD events. In this review, we critically discuss the rapidly expanding body of clinical evidence that supports the existence of a bi-directional relationship between NAFLD and various components of MetS, particularly T2DM and HTN, as well as the current knowledge regarding a strong association between NAFLD and CVD morbidity and mortality. Finally, we discuss the most updated putative biological mechanisms through which NAFLD may contribute to the development of HTN, T2DM and CVD. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Lonardo, Amedeo AU - Lonardo A AD - Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Modena, Italy. FAU - Nascimbeni, Fabio AU - Nascimbeni F AD - Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Modena, Italy. FAU - Mantovani, Alessandro AU - Mantovani A AD - Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy. FAU - Targher, Giovanni AU - Targher G AD - Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: giovanni.targher@univr.it. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20171106 PL - Netherlands TA - J Hepatol JT - Journal of hepatology JID - 8503886 SB - IM MH - Atherosclerosis/*epidemiology MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*epidemiology MH - Disease Management MH - Humans MH - Hypertension/*epidemiology MH - *Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy MH - Prevalence MH - Risk Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cardiovascular disease OT - Diabetes OT - Hypertension OT - NAFLD OT - NASH EDAT- 2017/11/11 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/30 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/11 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/09/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/11 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-8278(17)32335-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.09.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Hepatol. 2018 Feb;68(2):335-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.09.021. Epub 2017 Nov 6.