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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness, A Direct Correlation With Age And GenderIn Healthy Adults And Coronary Artery Dis...
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness, A Direct Correlation With Age And GenderIn Healthy Adults And Coronary Artery Dis...
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to measure the Epicardial Adipose Tissue thickness through echocardiography inhealthy adults and coronary artery disease patients and to make its association with age and gender.Methods: It was a case control study. A total of 315 samples including 159 cases of coronary artery disease and 156asymptomatic individuals for coronary artery disease underwent echocardiography for Epicardial Adipose Tissue thicknessmeasurement.Results: MeanEpicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT) in the study was found to be 15.45 ± 7.16 mm. Cases had significantlyhigher EAT 16.77 ±9.80mm as compared to controls 14.13 ± 4.52 mm (P=0.02). EAT thickness increased significantlywith age (P=0.004). There was no significant difference of EAT (P=0.999) in both the genders.Conclusion: The mean EAT thickness is significantly higher in our study population as compared to previous studies. Themean EAT thickness was same in both males and fe...