Effects of steatosis on hepatic hemodynamics in patients with metabolic syndrome
Abstract
The aim of our study was to assess the hemodynamic changes in hepatic and splenic circulation using B-mode ultrasonography and color Doppler ultrasonography, in a population of patients with metabolic syndrome divided with respect to the presence or absence of steatosis diagnosed by ultrasonography. One hundred forty-one patients were included in the study. The severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was classified as mild, moderate or severe. Visceral fat thickness, longitudinal diameter of the spleen, diameter of the portal vein, mean maximum portal vein flow velocity, hepatic artery and splenic artery resistivity indexes and hepatic vein flow phasicity were measured. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was detected in 114 of 141 patients, with a prevalence of 80.8%. Patients with steatosis had significantly greater diameters of the portal vein, longitudinal diameters of the spleen, visceral fat thickness and hepatic artery and splenic artery resistivity indexes, whereas their portal vein flow velocities were significantly lower. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease severity correlated positively with diameter of the portal vein, longitudinal diameter of the spleen and visceral fat thickness and negatively with hepatic arter...Continue Reading
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