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Increased Epicardial Fat Tissue is a Marker of Subclinic Atherosclerosis in Patients with Psoriasis

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 62; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.256

ISSN

1558-3597

Autores

Bilge Bülbül Şen, Nesrin Atçı, Emine Nur Rifaioğlu, Özlem Ekiz, İsmail Kartal, Eyüp Büyükkaya, Mustafa Kurt, M.F. Karakaş, Şule Büyükkaya, Adnan Burak Akçay, Nihat Şen,

Tópico(s)

Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

Resumo

OP-182 Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a potential indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with psoriasis. Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is proposed as a new cardiometabolic risk factor. We evaluated the association between EFT and CIMT in patients with psoriasis. The

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