FIBROSIS DIAGNOSTIC SCORES VALIDATION IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE

2018

FIBROSIS DIAGNOSTIC SCORES VALIDATION IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE

Effects of Liraglutide on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An 8-Month Prospecti…

2014

A novel beneficial effect of liraglutide: the reduction in subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type-2 diabetes.

2012

Effect of liraglutide on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type-2 diabetes: a 4-month prospective study

2012

Liraglutide improves carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type-2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an 8-month prospective pi…

2014

Background and Aims: It has been shown in the last years that GLP-1 analogues, such as liraglutide, have several anti-atherogenic properties beyond their effects on glucose metabolism, including that on subclinical atherosclerosis. Yet, the effects of liraglutide in subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are largely unknown. Materials and Methods: We included in a 8-month prospective study 29 subjects with type-2 diabetes and NAFLD (16 men and 13 women, mean age: 61±10 years), who were matched for age and gender with another group of 29 subjects with type-2 diabetes (T2DM) but without NAFLD (16 men and 13 women, mean age: 61±8 years). The diagnosis of NAFLD was based on ult…