15 research outputs found
Assessment of cardio-ankle vascular index in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm: An observational study
The Incidence and the Risk Factors of Silent Embolic Cerebral Infarction After Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
[Compensatory hemodynamic variations for cardiovascular stabilization in complete atrioventricular block before and after pacemaker implantation].
Rheolytic thrombectomy in patient with acute pulmonary embolism, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and recent stoke. When percutaneous treatment is the only therapeutic alternative
Radial Artery Occlusion After Transradial Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients with critical limb ischemia
Association between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and parameters of target organ damage in patients undergoing coronary angiography
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), metabolically active visceral fat, is easily measurable using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). This study aimed to clarify the relationship between EAT thickness and parameters for target organ damage (TOD). A total of 338 consecutive patients (64.5 +/- 10.9 years, 58.0% men) undergoing invasive coronary angiography in a stable condition were prospectively enrolled. TTE was performed, and the EAT thickness was measured perpendicular to the right ventricular free wall at end-systole. We investigated TOD parameters, including the estimated glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria, left ventricular (LV) mass index (LVMI), septal e' velocity, E/e', brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, ankle-brachial index, aortic pulse pressure (APP), and presence of coronary artery disease (CAD). APP and CAD were assessed by invasive cardiac catheterization. Most patients (77.5%) had significant CAD (>= 50% stenosis). In Pearson's bivariate correlation analyses, the EAT thickness was significantly correlated with the septal e' velocity (r = -0.203, P < 0.001) and E/e' (r = 0.217, P < 0.001), but not with other TOD parameters (P > 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the correlations of the EAT thickness with septal e' velocity (beta = -0.172, P = 0 .047 ) and E/e' (beta = 0.207, P = 0.011) remained significant even after adjusting for potential confounders. EAT thickness is more closely related to LV diastolic function than other TOD parameters, including renal function, LVMI, arterial stiffness, peripheral artery disease, and CAD. These findings provide additional evidence for the potential role of EAT in the pathogenesis of LV diastolic dysfunction.N