Regression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Reduces the Development of Coronary Artery Calcification: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

• D.H. Sinn,
• D. Kang,
• E. Guallar,
• S.C. Choi,
• J. Cho,
• G.-Y. Gwak

Affiliations

D.H. Sinn

Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea

D. Kang

Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea; Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea

E. Guallar

Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea; Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine, and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland

S.C. Choi

Center for Health Promotion, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea

J. Cho

Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea; Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea; Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine, and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; Juhee Cho, PhD, Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, 06351, Seoul, South Korea.

G.-Y. Gwak

Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Correspondence: Address correspondence to: Geum-Youn Gwak, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, 06351, Seoul, South Korea.