MYOCARDIAL INJURY IN COVID-19 PATIENTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE THICKNESS OF EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE

Ozer S., Bulut E., Ozyildiz A. G., Peker M., TURAN O. E.

KARDIOLOGIYA, cilt.61, sa.8, ss.48-53, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.18087/cardio.2021.8.n1638
  • Dergi Adı: KARDIOLOGIYA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.48-53
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19 infection, epicardial adipose tissue thickness, myocardial injury, computed tomography, INFERIOR VENA-CAVA, FAT, DISEASE, QUANTIFICATION, PREDICTORS
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim High sensitive troponin (hs-TnI) levels may increase secondary to Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), and this increase is associated with cardiovascular mortality in COVID-19 patients. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is associated with myocardial injury directly as a reservoir tissue for coronavirus, and indirectly through mediators it secretes as an apocrine gland. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between myocardial injury secondary to COVID-19 infection and EAT thickness.