Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Arterial stiffness as a complication of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| Authors: |
Giannakodimos, Alexios, Oikonomou, Evangelos, Pantelidis, Panteleimon, Theofilis, Panagiotis, Katsiki, Niki, Goliopoulou, Athina, Zakynthinos, Georgios E, Korakas, Emmanouil, Kalogera, Vasiliki, Banach, Maciej, Lampadiari, Vaia, Kassi, Eva, Ikonomidis, Ignatios, Siasos, Gerasimos |
| Source: |
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Apr2025, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p413-426, 14p |
| Subject Terms: |
NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease, PULSE wave analysis, FATTY liver, ARTERIAL diseases, SYSTOLIC blood pressure |
| Abstract: |
Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to investigate the association of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) with arterial stiffness and enlighten on potential cardiometabolic co-factors. Methods: A literature search in PubMed/Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases was conducted. All the observational studies comparing arterial stiffness indices between adults with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Metabolic Dysfunction Associated-Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD), or MASLD and apparently healthy individuals with normal liver function were included. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) were mainly used as arterial stiffness indices. Results: Fourty one unique studies were included in the systematic review, with 27 deemed eligible for meta-analysis. Patients with MASLD had increased carotid-femoral PWV (14 studies, Mean difference (MD): 0.96 m/s, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.65–1.27, p < 0.001) compared with healthy individuals. This finding was independent from body mass index, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, systolic blood pressure, and fasting plasma glucose. Moreover, patients with MASLD had higher brachial-ankle PWV (13 studies, MD: 78.14 cm/s, 95% CI 60.37–95.90, p < 0.001) and AIx (7 studies, MD: 3.85%, 95% CI 0.87–6.82, p = 0.0195) compared with controls. Conclusions: MASLD is correlated with increased arterial stiffness. This relation is unaffected by common cardiometabolic risk factors. Registration: PROSPERO (ID: CRD42023468258) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
