الفهرس 
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Abstract
Background: Coronary artery disease is one of the common causes of mortality worldwide. Studies have shown a prevalence of 24.5% in Egypt. Therefore, early accurate diagnosis, risk factors and associations of coronary artery disease are of utmost importance.
Objectives: The aim of the current study is to investigate the relationship between the presence / severity of coronary artery disease and presence/ extent of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional study on total 52 patients performed multislice computed tomography coronary angiography, and liver evaluation by abdominal ultrasonography at Dar shefaa hospital.
Results: We found that there is a positive significant relationship between the number of coronary arteries affected and the coronary lesion degree of stenosis (proven by P value =. 909). Also, a positive significant relationship between that the number of affected vessels and the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (proven by P value = -.783). Also, a positive significance between the coronary lesion stenosis degree and the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (proven by P value =. 785).
Conclusion: The existence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is independently associated with the presence and extent of coronary artery disease. It is not still clear whether non-alcoholic fatty liver disease causes coronary artery disease or whether this relationship is seen because of the common mechanisms causing both diseases yet the relationship between the existence of hepatosteatosis and the extent of coronary artery disease has been strongly documented