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., ...More

Herz, pp.217-24, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume:
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00059-014-4140-z
  • Journal Name: Herz
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.217-24
  • Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.