EVALUATION OF EPICARDIAL FAT TISSUE THICKNESS AND CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AFTER PARATHYROIDECTOMY


Eroglu M., Ozkul F., Erbag G., Temiz A., Altun B., Arik K., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.77-81, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2017_1_012
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.77-81
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: It has been shown that epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is increased and that this is closely associated with cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. However, EFT thickness in patients with hyperparathyroidism who were treated with parathyroidectomy has not yet been studied. In this study we aimed to examine whether carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and EFT thickness would be affected after treatment of PHPT by parathyroidectomy.