Association of epicardial fat thickness with TIMI risk score in NSTEMI/USAP patients

Ozcan F., Turak O., Canpolat U., Kanat S., Kadife I., Avci S., ...More

HERZ, vol.39, no.6, pp.755-760, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00059-013-3914-z
  • Journal Name: HERZ
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.755-760
  • Keywords: Epicardial fat thickness, TIMI score, Acute coronary syndrome, Unstable angina pectoris, Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, VISCERAL ADIPOSE-TISSUE, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, PERICARDIAL FAT, CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, NONCONTRAST CT, ABDOMINAL FAT, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, ADIPONECTIN
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background. The association of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) with coronary artery disease has been shown in previous studies. Furthermore, the relationship between EAT and acute coronary syndrome was studied recently. Herein, we investigated the relationship between EAT thickness and the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) risk score for non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina pectoris (USAP).