Echocardoographic measurements of epicardial adipose tissu: A new marker of cardiovascular risk level?
In: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements, Jg. 13 (2021-05-01), Heft 2, S. 180-181
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Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a small but biologically active ectopic fat depot that surrounds the heart. Given its rapid metabolism, secretory profile, and simple measurability, epicardial fat has drawn attention among researchers. It has been suggested that an increased thickness and volume of EAT is associated with increase risk of cardiovascular disease. To quantify the relation between cardiovascular risk factors and epicardial adipose tissue measured by echocardiography in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography for suspected coronaropaphy. Sixty patients (64.5 ± 10.9 years, 58% men) undergoing invasive coronary angiography for suspected coronaropathy were enrolled prospectively, in the period between January 2020 and October 2020. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed. EAT thickness was measured perpendicular to the right ventricular free wall at end-diastole. Cradiovascular risk was estimated based on the levels of cardiovascular risk suggested in the guidelines of dyslipidemia published in 2019 by the European Society Of Cardiology. Association of EAT with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular risk levels were studied. Overall average thickness was 9.2 ± 2.2 mm (range 4.4–15.1). The bivariate analysis showed positive associations of the EAT with age, blood pressure, smoking, glycemia, insulin dose, and triglyceride (P < 0.05). The cardiovascular risk factors most strongly associated with EAT thickness were hypertension and diabetes. We found that EAT was thicker in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease compared with individuals with normal angiography or non-obstructive coronary disease (P = 0.01). Patients with EAT > 5 mm, had higher cardiovascular risk (P = 0.02), and higher prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease (P = 0.004). Increased EAT thickness is associated with cardiovascular risks factors and coronary artery disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Echocardoographic measurements of epicardial adipose tissu: A new marker of cardiovascular risk level?
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Besbes, B. ; Zairi, I. ; Oumaya, Z. ; Mrad, I. Ben ; Mzoughi, K. ; Kraiem, S. |
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Zeitschrift: | Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements, Jg. 13 (2021-05-01), Heft 2, S. 180-181 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1878-6480 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.acvdsp.2021.04.086 |
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