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Epicardial adipose tissue is independently associated with increased left ventricular mass in untreated hypertensive patients: An observational study

Erdoğan, Turan; Çetin, Mustafa; Kocaman, Sinan Altan; Durakoğlugil, Murtaza Emre; Ergül, Elif; Uğurlu, Yavuz; Canga, Aytun (2013)

Amaç: Epikardiyal adipoz doku (EAD) çeşitli enflamatuvar mediyatörler ve büyüme faktörleri salarak miyokart ve vücut üzerine endokrin ve parakrin etkilere sahiptir. Bu çalışmada hipertansiyonlu (HT) hastalarda EAD ve ...

Effect of epicardial adipose tissue on diastolic functions and left atrial dimension in untreated hypertensive patients with normal systolic function

Çetin, Mustafa; Kocaman, Sinan Altan; Durakoğlugil, Murtaza Emre; Erdoğan, Turan; Ergül, Elif; Doğan, Sıtkı; Canga, Aytun (Elsevier, 2013)

Background: Adipose tissue is the source of many adipokines affecting the cardiovascular system either locally or systemically. Although hypertension is one of the most important factors in diastolic dysfunction (DD), the ...