Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Patients with Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia
INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.51, sa.8, ss.833-838, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7121
- Dergi Adı: INTERNAL MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.833-838
- Anahtar Kelimeler: coronary artery ectasia, epicardial fat pad, epicardial adipose tissue, C-reactive protein, echocardiography, coronary angiography, BODY-MASS INDEX, PIGS IN-VIVO, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, ADHESION MOLECULES, PERICARDIAL FAT, DISEASE, HEART, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, ASSOCIATION, EXPRESSION
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), localized beneath the visceral pericardium, is a metabolically active endocrine and paracrine organ with possible interactions within the heart. Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a clinical entity characterized with localized or diffuse dilatation, of the coronary arteries, with a diameter of greater than 1.5 times that of adjacent segments. Although the etiopathogenesis is not clearly understood, some studies have revealed that CAE may be a form of atherosclerosis that has greater inflammatory properties than atherosclerosis. The goal of this study was to investigate whether EAT and the level of C-reactive protein (CRP) are increased in patients with isolated CAE compared to normal subjects.