The relationship between coronary artery disease and pericoronary epicardial adipose tissue thickness.

Autor:	Aydın AM; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey aysemmurat@hotmail.com., Kayalı A; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey., Poyraz AK; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey., Aydın K; Department of Cardiology, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of international medical research [J Int Med Res] 2015 Feb; Vol. 43 (1), pp. 17-25. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 04.
DOI:	10.1177/0300060514558323
Abstrakt:	Objectives: A retrospective study to investigate the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) and presence of coronary artery plaque, coronary artery disease (CAD) and CAD risk factors. Methods: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography images were reviewed. Left anterior decending artery, right coronary artery and left circumflex artery pericoronary EATT were measured. Demographic, clinical and CAD risk factor data were obtained from medical records. Results: Patients with CAD (n = 49) had significantly larger mean EATT than those without CAD (n = 101). Pericoronary EATT was significantly correlated with body mass index, total cholesterol level, coronary artery calcium score, hypertension and diabetes mellitus history. Conclusions: There is an association between pericoronary EATT and CAD, as well as CAD risk factors. Pericoronary EATT measurement may become a widely used, easy-to-perform method for determining CAD risk. (© The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu