Background & Aims Cardiovascular disease is the principle cause of death in patients with
elevated liver fat unrelated to alcohol consumption, more so than liver-related morbidity and
mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between liver fat and cardiac
and autonomic function, as well as to assess how impairment in cardiac and autonomic
function is influenced by metabolic risk factors. Methods Cardiovascular and autonomic
function were assessed in 96 sedentary individuals: i) non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …