Liver fibrosis by FibroScan^® independently of established cardiovascular risk parameters associates with macrovascular and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes

Abstract

Significant fibrosis, detected by FibroScan^® , is independently associated with increased prevalence of macrovascular and microvascular complications, thus opening a new scenario in the use of this tool for a comprehensive evaluation of hepatic and vascular complications in patients with T2DM.