70. Epicardial fat quality effect on subclinical atherosclerosis

Epicardial fat: a novel marker of subclinical atherosclerosis in clinical practice?

Association between endothelial dysfunction, epicardial fat and subclinical atherosclerosis during menopause.

BACKGROUND Menopausal transition is critical for the development of early, subclinical vascular damage. Multiple factors, such as atherosclerosis, increased epicardial fat, and endothelial dysfunction can play a role. Hence, the objective of this study was the comparison of epicardial adipose tissue and carotid intima media thickness in order to establish the best predictor of carotid stiffness...

Association of Fat Density With Subclinical Atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND Ectopic fat density is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors above and beyond fat volume. Volumetric measures of ectopic fat have been associated with CVD risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between fat density and subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Participants were drawn from the ...

Sex Differential Genetic Effect of Chromosome 9p21 on Subclinical Atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND Chromosome 9p21 has recently been shown to be a risk region for a broad range of vascular diseases. Since carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque are independent predictors for vascular diseases, the association between 9p21 and these two phenotypes was investigated. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Carotid segment-specific IMT and plaques were obtained in 1083 stroke- and my...

An indicator of subclinical cardiovascular disease in patients with primary osteoarthritis: epicardial fat thickness.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic diseases seen in the elderly, and it is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The cause of this association is not fully known. We aimed to investigate the relationship between epicardial fat and the presence and the grade of primary knee OA for analyzing the relationship between visceral adiposity and primary OA,...