Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disorders of heart in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a study of the state of the problem

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac conduction disorders, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). The association between NAFLD and an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) does not depend on common cardiometabolic risk factors and traditional AF risk factors. Structural, electrical and vegetative remodeling of the heart, characteristic of NAFLD, is a potential cause of its arrhythmogenic damage.