Increased epicardial adipose tissue in patients with slow coronary flow phenomenon


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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.