Association of Liver Fibrosis With Cardiovascular Diseases in the General Population: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) [Magnetic Resonance Imaging]

Conclusions—
Liver fibrosis by T1-mapping magnetic resonance imaging is associated with history of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and CHD in a multiethnic cohort. The association of liver fibrosis and CHD is at least in part mediated by atherosclerosis.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - March 9, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Ostovaneh, M. R., Ambale-Venkatesh, B., Fuji, T., Bakhshi, H., Shah, R., Murthy, V. L., Tracy, R. P., Guallar, E., Wu, C. O., Bluemke, D. A., Lima, J. A. C. Tags: Fibrosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Source Type: research