Relation between epicardial fat thickness and coronary flow reserve in women with chest pain and angiographically normal coronary arteries

Sade L. E., Eroglu S., Bozbas H., Ozbicer S., HAYRAN K. M., Haberal A., ...Daha Fazla

ATHEROSCLEROSIS, cilt.204, sa.2, ss.580-585, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 204 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.09.038
  • Dergi Adı: ATHEROSCLEROSIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.580-585
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: A significant proportion of women with angina-like chest pain and angiographically normal coronary arteries have microvascular dysfunction as detected by reduced coronary blood flow reserve (CFR). Classical clinical risk factors of atherosclerosis poorly predict this scenario. We sought to assess whether increased epicardial fat tissue, which is a metabolically active organ, could be associated with impaired CFR in these patients.