Research Article

Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X

Volume: 22 Number: 1 April 11, 2019
  • İsmail Ungan
  • Ersan Oflar
  • Alparslan Şahin *
  • Esra Dönmez İşler
  • Mustafa Hakan Şahin
  • Vusal Khankishiyev
  • Atilla Koyuncu
  • Alev Kural
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Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the epicardial fat tissue thickness (EFTT) and serum omentin levels in patients with cardiac syndrome X (CSX). Patients and Methods: A total of 51 patients with CSX admitted to our clinic were included in the patient group, and 46 healthy subjects were included in the control group. Demographics, routine laboratory tests, and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels of all patients were recorded. The EFTT was measured with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Serum omentin levels were measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The EFTT was significantly higher in the CSX group (p< 0.001). Serum omentin levels were significantly lower in patients with CSX in comparison with the control group (p< 0.001). The median age was significantly higher in the CSX group (p< 0.001). The white blood count and hsCRP levels showed no significant difference between the CSX and the control group (p= 0.46 and p= 0.49, respectively). Conclusion: In our study, we found increased epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness and decreased serum omentin levels in patients with CSX, a finding similar with the literature. Thus, increased EFT thickness may play a role in the pathophysiology of CSX by causing a decrease in the serum omentin level.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İsmail Ungan This is me

Ersan Oflar This is me

Alparslan Şahin * This is me

Esra Dönmez İşler This is me

Mustafa Hakan Şahin This is me

Vusal Khankishiyev This is me

Atilla Koyuncu This is me

Alev Kural This is me

Publication Date

April 11, 2019

Submission Date

April 1, 2019

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Ungan, İ., Oflar, E., Şahin, A., Dönmez İşler, E., Şahin, M. H., Khankishiyev, V., Koyuncu, A., & Kural, A. (2019). Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 22(1), 13-19. https://izlik.org/JA85GR77JU
AMA
1.Ungan İ, Oflar E, Şahin A, et al. Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X. Koşuyolu Heart Journal. 2019;22(1):13-19. https://izlik.org/JA85GR77JU
Chicago
Ungan, İsmail, Ersan Oflar, Alparslan Şahin, et al. 2019. “Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients With Cardiac Syndrome X”. Koşuyolu Heart Journal 22 (1): 13-19. https://izlik.org/JA85GR77JU.
EndNote
Ungan İ, Oflar E, Şahin A, Dönmez İşler E, Şahin MH, Khankishiyev V, Koyuncu A, Kural A (April 1, 2019) Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X. Koşuyolu Heart Journal 22 1 13–19.
IEEE
[1]İ. Ungan et al., “Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X”, Koşuyolu Heart Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 13–19, Apr. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA85GR77JU
ISNAD
Ungan, İsmail - Oflar, Ersan - Şahin, Alparslan - Dönmez İşler, Esra - Şahin, Mustafa Hakan - Khankishiyev, Vusal - Koyuncu, Atilla - Kural, Alev. “Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients With Cardiac Syndrome X”. Koşuyolu Heart Journal 22/1 (April 1, 2019): 13-19. https://izlik.org/JA85GR77JU.
JAMA
1.Ungan İ, Oflar E, Şahin A, Dönmez İşler E, Şahin MH, Khankishiyev V, Koyuncu A, Kural A. Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X. Koşuyolu Heart Journal. 2019;22:13–19.
MLA
Ungan, İsmail, et al. “Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients With Cardiac Syndrome X”. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, Apr. 2019, pp. 13-19, https://izlik.org/JA85GR77JU.
Vancouver
1.İsmail Ungan, Ersan Oflar, Alparslan Şahin, Esra Dönmez İşler, Mustafa Hakan Şahin, Vusal Khankishiyev, Atilla Koyuncu, Alev Kural. Evaluation of the Epicardial Fat Tissue Thickness and Serum Omentin Levels in Patients with Cardiac Syndrome X. Koşuyolu Heart Journal [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 1;22(1):13-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA85GR77JU