Hyperlipidaemic state and cardiovascular risk in primary biliary cirrhosis

Hyperlipidaemic state and cardiovascular risk in primary biliary cirrhosis.

BACKGROUND Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a chronic cholestatic liver disease, is frequently associated with severe hypercholesterolaemia but the clinical significance of this finding is unclear. AIMS To characterise changes in serum lipid profile over time and to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease in PBC. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We studied a cohort of 400 PBC patients for 6.2 years (...

LIVER DISEASE Hyperlipidaemic state and cardiovascular risk in primary biliary cirrhosis

Background: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a chronic cholestatic liver disease, is frequently associated with severe hypercholesterolaemia but the clinical significance of this finding is unclear. Aims: To characterise changes in serum lipid profile over time and to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease in PBC. Subjects and methods: We studied a cohort of 400 PBC patients for 6.2 years (r...

Impaired cardiovascular function in primary biliary cirrhosis.

Cardiovascular system dysregulation in the form of autonomic dysfunction is common at all stages of the disease process in the autoimmune liver disease primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and associates with the symptom of fatigue. The mechanisms underpinning autonomic dysfunction in PBC are, however, at present unclear. In this study we set out to explore, for the first time, cardiac structure and...

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Environmental Risk Factors

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease of unclear etiology. It is a chronic, progressive condition that causes intrahepatic ductal destruction ultimately leading to symptoms of cholestasis, cirrhosis and liver failure. The disease predominantly affects middle aged Caucasian women. It has a predilection to certain regions and is found in higher incidences in North America and N...

Asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis.