Insulin resistant metabolic syndrome is a major clinical disorder including hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance and/or type 2 diabetes and central obesity, which are well established cardiovascular risk factors. We report the case of a 61-year-old woman who developed severe hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia after liver transplantation. In her forties she had hypertension, mixed hyperlipidaemia, mild hyperglycaemia and moderate abdominal obesity, suggesting the presence of the metabolic syndrome. She had liver enzyme elevation and severe steatosis and hepatomegaly at ultrasonography. At age 52, cryptogenic liver cirrhosis was diagnosed and rapidly progressing liver failure developed. In 1992 she underwent liver transplantation. Seven years after transplant the patient had abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, marked hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and moderate elevation of alanine aminotransferase. She also had impaired glucose tolerance and markedly increased basal and post-glucose load plasma insulin levels. Steatohepatitis was demonstrated by serial liver biopsies. This is the first case that reports the recurrence of the metabolic syndrome following liver transplantation. We postulate that metabolic syndrome may have promoted fatty liver and subsequent progression to end stage liver disease. We also stress the need for careful management of the metabolic syndrome in order to decrease the long-term risk for cardiovascular disease.

Angelico, F., Del Ben, M., Francioso, S., Hurtova, M., Battista, S., Palmieri, G., et al. (2003). Recurrence of insulin resistant metabolic syndrome following liver transplantation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, 15(1), 99-102.

Recurrence of insulin resistant metabolic syndrome following liver transplantation

FRANCIOSO, SIMONA;PALMIERI, GIAMPIERO;TISONE, GIUSEPPE;ANGELICO, MARIO
2003-01-01

Abstract

Insulin resistant metabolic syndrome is a major clinical disorder including hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance and/or type 2 diabetes and central obesity, which are well established cardiovascular risk factors. We report the case of a 61-year-old woman who developed severe hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia after liver transplantation. In her forties she had hypertension, mixed hyperlipidaemia, mild hyperglycaemia and moderate abdominal obesity, suggesting the presence of the metabolic syndrome. She had liver enzyme elevation and severe steatosis and hepatomegaly at ultrasonography. At age 52, cryptogenic liver cirrhosis was diagnosed and rapidly progressing liver failure developed. In 1992 she underwent liver transplantation. Seven years after transplant the patient had abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, marked hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and moderate elevation of alanine aminotransferase. She also had impaired glucose tolerance and markedly increased basal and post-glucose load plasma insulin levels. Steatohepatitis was demonstrated by serial liver biopsies. This is the first case that reports the recurrence of the metabolic syndrome following liver transplantation. We postulate that metabolic syndrome may have promoted fatty liver and subsequent progression to end stage liver disease. We also stress the need for careful management of the metabolic syndrome in order to decrease the long-term risk for cardiovascular disease.
2003
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE
Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA
English
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Liver Failure; Metabolic Syndrome X; Humans; Middle Aged; Follow-Up Studies; Fatty Liver; Insulin Resistance; Recurrence; Female; Liver Transplantation
Angelico, F., Del Ben, M., Francioso, S., Hurtova, M., Battista, S., Palmieri, G., et al. (2003). Recurrence of insulin resistant metabolic syndrome following liver transplantation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, 15(1), 99-102.
Angelico, F; Del Ben, M; Francioso, S; Hurtova, M; Battista, S; Palmieri, G; Tisone, G; Angelico, M
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