Can your fatty liver give you a heart attack? Here's what experts say
Hindustan TimesFatty liver disease in early stages do not cause serious harm and very often people tend to ignore this condition till it advances to later stages. Liver problems exert a profound influence on cardiovascular health, often culminating in dire consequences like heart attacks. "Liver problems exert a profound influence on cardiovascular health, often culminating in dire consequences like heart attacks. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LIVER AND HEART DISEASE Dr Rakesh Rai Sapra, Director and Senior Consultant-Cardiology, Marengo Asia Hospitals Faridabad agrees that there is definite and clear association between liver disease and heart disease and people with fatty liver are more likely to die from a heart attack than liver cirrhosis. In chronic heart failure state due to persistent increased venous pressure, congestive liver disease develops which is called cardiac cirrhosis.