Yeditepe Journal of Health Sciences

Original Article

Epicardial Fat Thickness in Hemodialysis Patients

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background:

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Epicardial fat tissue (EFT) is a new risk factor in CVD. The aim of this study was to determine EFT thickness in HD patients.

Methods and results:

We performed a cross- sectional study including 71 chronic HD patients and 65 age and sex-matched healthy controls. EFT was measured by using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. EFT was found to be significantly higher in HD patients when compared to healthy controls (6.53 ± 1.01 mm vs. 5.79 ± 1.06 mm respectively, p<0.001).

Conclusion:

This study demonstrated that EFT was significantly higher among HD patients compared to healthy controls. EFT thickness measured by TTDE could be a useful marker for CVD risk assessment in HD patients.

Keywords:

Epicardial fat tissue, hemodialysis, cardiovascular disease

VOLUME

ISSUE

March 2014

Correspondence

Aydin Atakan

mdatakan@hotmail.com

Received

January 1, 1970

Accepted

January 1, 1970

Published

March 1, 2014

Suggested Citation

Atakan A, Macunluoglu B, Kaya Y, Ari E, Demir H, Kaspar Ç. Epicardial Fat Thickness in Hemodialysis Patients. YMJ. 2014;29:730-736.

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