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La steatosi epatica non alcolica (NAFLD) è attualmente l’epatopatia cronica più comune nella pratica clinica. La prevalenza della NAFLD è assai elevata nel diabete tipo 2 (T2D), essendo presente in oltre il 60–70% di tali pazienti. In questa breve rassegna discuteremo le evidenze clinico-epidemiologiche che suggeriscono una significativa associazione tra NAFLD e aumentato rischio di complicanze cardiovascolari nel T2D e i possibili meccanismi fisiopatologici che spiegano tale associazione.
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Mantovani, A., Rigolon, R., Turino, T. et al. NAFLD, diabete tipo 2, rischio cardiovascolare?. L'Endocrinologo 19, 255–259 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40619-018-00478-w
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