Increased epicardial adipose tissue in patients with slow coronary flow phenomenon

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ERDOĞAN T., CANGA A., KOCAMAN S. A., Cetin M., DURAKOĞLUGİL M. E., ÇİÇEK Y., ...More

KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA, vol.70, no.9, pp.903-909, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 70 Issue: 9
• Publication Date: 2012
• Journal Name: KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.903-909
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Slow coronary flow (SCF) is an angiographic finding characterised by delayed opacification of epicardial coronary arteries without obstructive coronary disease. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), localised beneath the visceral pericardium, is a metabolically active endocrine and paracrine organ with possible interactions within the heart. EAT and low-grade inflammation play major roles in the atherosclerotic vascular processes and may be important in other coronary pathologies such as SCF.