Clinical Investigation
Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness Is an Independent Predictor of Critical and Complex Coronary Artery Disease by Gensini and Syntax Scores
Aycan Fahri Erkan, MD, PhD Asli Tanindi, MD Sinan Altan Kocaman, MD Murat Ugurlu, MD Hasan Fehmi Tore, MD
Key words: Adipose tissue/ pathology/physiology/ultrasonography; atherosclerosis/ physiopathology; coronary artery disease/diagnosis; echocardiography; forecasting; patient selection; predictive value of tests; prospective studies; sensitivity and specificity From: Department of Cardiology (Drs. Erkan, Tanindi, Tore, and Ugurlu), Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, 06520 Ankara; and Department of Cardiology (Dr. Kocaman), Ankara Guven Hospital, 06700 Ankara; Turkey Address for reprints: Aycan Fahri Erkan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Ridvan Ege Hospital, Cukurambar 06520, Ankara, Turkey
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is associated with the severity and extent of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. We prospectively investigated whether epicardial adipose tissue thickness is related to coronary artery disease extent and complexity as denoted by Gensini and Syntax scores, and whether the thickness predicts critical disease. After performing coronary angiography in 183 patients who had angina or acute myocardial infarction, we divided them into 3 groups: normal coronary arteries, noncritical disease (≥1 coronary lesion with
Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness Is an Independent Predictor of Critical and Complex Coronary Artery Disease by Gensini and Syntax Scores
Aycan Fahri Erkan, MD, PhD Asli Tanindi, MD Sinan Altan Kocaman, MD Murat Ugurlu, MD Hasan Fehmi Tore, MD
Key words: Adipose tissue/ pathology/physiology/ultrasonography; atherosclerosis/ physiopathology; coronary artery disease/diagnosis; echocardiography; forecasting; patient selection; predictive value of tests; prospective studies; sensitivity and specificity From: Department of Cardiology (Drs. Erkan, Tanindi, Tore, and Ugurlu), Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, 06520 Ankara; and Department of Cardiology (Dr. Kocaman), Ankara Guven Hospital, 06700 Ankara; Turkey Address for reprints: Aycan Fahri Erkan, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Ridvan Ege Hospital, Cukurambar 06520, Ankara, Turkey
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is associated with the severity and extent of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. We prospectively investigated whether epicardial adipose tissue thickness is related to coronary artery disease extent and complexity as denoted by Gensini and Syntax scores, and whether the thickness predicts critical disease. After performing coronary angiography in 183 patients who had angina or acute myocardial infarction, we divided them into 3 groups: normal coronary arteries, noncritical disease (≥1 coronary lesion with
