The Relation between Epicardial Fat Thickness and Prognostic Risk Scores

The Relation between Epicardial Fat Thickness and Prognostic Risk Scores

Dear Editor, We read the article ”The Relationship between GRACE Score and Epicardial Fat Thickness(EFT) in non-STEMI Patients” by Gul et al.1 The authors concluded that endsystolic and end-diastolic EFTs were found to be increased in the higher GRACE group. Several risk scores including have been evaluated so as to identify high/low risk of mortality or complications in patients with STEMI. Th...

The relation between epicardial fat thickness and metabolic syndrome

We read the article Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome by Kaya, et al. The authors aimed to evaluate the epicardial fat tissue thickness (EFT) as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). They concluded that EFT levels were higher in geriatric patients with MetS and can th...

Relation between epicardial fat thickness and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The Relation of Androgenetic Alopecia Severity with Epicardial Fat Thickness

BACKGROUND Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most commonly encountered baldness pattern in men. Epicardial fat tissue is found on the cardiac surface between the myocardium and visceral pericardium. Both AGA and epicardial fat thickness (EFT) are related to coronary artery disease, which is also reflected by an increase in carotid intima media thickness (CIMT). OBJECTIVE The purpose of this ...

The relationship between epicardial fat thickness and gestational diabetes mellitus

AIM Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with cardiovascular diseases; however, the relationship between epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and GDM remains unclear. The present study evaluates and compares EFT using transthoracic echocardiography in pregnant women with GDM. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study included 129 pregnant women in the third trimester: 65 with GD...