Epicardial fat thickness is associated with retinopathy in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension

Ozer S., Yucekul B., YILMAZ A. S., Ozyildiz A. G., Kinik M., TURAN O. E., ...More

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, vol.8, no.4, pp.365-370, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/nci.2020.23334
  • Journal Name: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.365-370
  • Keywords: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness, hypertension, retinopathy, PENTRAXIN 3, ADIPOSE-TISSUE, BLOOD-PRESSURE, DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION, ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK, DIABETIC-RETINOPATHY, CLASSIFICATION, ABNORMALITIES, PROGRESSION, POPULATION
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Hypertensive retinopathy develops based on endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and atherosclerosis. Epicardial fat secretes various cytokines associated with endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, inflammation, and atherosclerosis. We aimed to evaluate whether epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness is a marker for retinopathy in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients.