Epicardial adipose tissue thickness, flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery, and carotid intima-media thickness: Associations in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Temiz, A.; Gokmen, FERHAT; Gazi, EMİNE; Akbal, AYLA; Barutcu, A.; Bekler, A.; Altun, B.; Tan, Y.; Gunes, F.; Sen, HACER

doi:10.1007/s00059-014-4140-z

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness, flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery, and carotid intima-media thickness: Associations in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Temiz A., Gokmen F., Gazi E., Akbal A., Barutcu A., Bekler A., ...Daha Fazla

Herz, ss.217-24, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
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Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00059-014-4140-z
Dergi Adı: Herz
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.217-24
Anahtar Kelimeler: Ultrasonography, Disease activity score, Autoimmune diseases, Cardiovascular diseases, Mortality, SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, HIGH-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, ACCELERATED ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK, MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA, METABOLIC SYNDROME, DISEASE, INFLAMMATION
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim. The purpose of this work was to evaluate epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using ultrasonographic methods. Interrelationships between these three parameters in RA patients were also investigated.