Patient's question:
Dad is a bit overweight. Yesterday, he went to the hospital for a routine health check-up, and the results showed that he has mild fatty liver. After coming back from the hospital, Dad was very worried because he heard that fatty liver can turn into liver cancer. He sat at home all day sighing and complaining.Doctor's answer:
The dangers of fatty liver:1. Leads to and exacerbates coronary heart disease, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis. The relationship between hypertension, coronary heart disease, and fatty liver disease is very close. Patients with alcoholic fatty liver often suffer from hypertension and coronary heart disease, which can easily lead to myocardial infarction and sudden death.
2. Causes liver cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
3. Promotes the formation of atherosclerosis. Patients with fatty liver often have hyperlipidemia, increasing blood viscosity. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) easily penetrates the arterial intima and accumulates in the blood vessel wall, ultimately leading to circulatory disorders and damaging the heart.
5. Causes liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis. Fatty liver is a product of lipid metabolism and endocrine disorders in the liver, as well as a contributing factor to further liver damage. This is a mutually causal, vicious cycle of expansion.