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Epicardial fat study-AG : relationship between echocardiographic epicardial fat and coronary artery disease in patients after invasive coronary artery angiography
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Di Liberto, Ilenia Alessandra (author)
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Pilato, Gerlando (author)
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- Buccheri, Sergio (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Kardiologi,Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR),UCR
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Geraci, Salvatore (author)
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Milazzo, Diego (author)
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Vaccaro, Giovanni (author)
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Caramanno, Giuseppe (author)
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- Future Medicine Ltd, 2020
- 2020
- English.
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In: Future Cardiology. - : Future Medicine Ltd. - 1479-6678 .- 1744-8298. ; 16:6, s. 635-643
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- Background: Epicardial fat increase has not yet a clear correlation with coronary artery disease (CAD). Aim: This study had as goal to demonstrate a relationship between an increase of epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and CAD. Materials & methods: In this observational study, we included 234 patients who underwent invasive coronary angiography. Before invasive coronary angiography, all patients underwent echocardiographic-2D for evaluation of EFT and they were divided into groups based on Gensini score and also on Syntax score. Results: EFT was significantly correlated to the presence and severity of CAD assessed by Gensini score with a cut-off value of 5.2 mm (sensitivity of 90.9%-specificity of 87.3%- area under the ROC curve = 92.1%). Conclusion: EFT increase (fat index ≥5.2 mm) evaluated by echocardiographic-2D could be considered as a risk factor for predicting CAD.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- coronary artery disease
- echocardiographic-2D
- epicardial fat thickness
- risk factors
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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