Berna Kaya, Bedri Caner Kaya, Emel Yigit Karakas, Sadettin Selcuk Baysal, Dursun Cadirci, Emre Erkus, Ibrahim Halil Altiparmak, Emin Savik, Hatice Sezen, Turgay Ulas. Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2015, 12(4): 373-377. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.008
Citation: Berna Kaya, Bedri Caner Kaya, Emel Yigit Karakas, Sadettin Selcuk Baysal, Dursun Cadirci, Emre Erkus, Ibrahim Halil Altiparmak, Emin Savik, Hatice Sezen, Turgay Ulas. Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2015, 12(4): 373-377. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.008

Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome

  • Objective To evaluate the epicardial fat tissue thickness (EFTT) as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods Sixty geriatric patients over 65 years of age were recruited for the study. Patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (n = 30) consisted of patients with MetS; Group 2 (n = 30) consisted of patients without MetS. Echocardiography was used to measure EFTT in all patients, and blood samples were analyzed for biochemical parameters. Results Compared to Group 2, EFTT levels of Group 1 were statistically higher (P P Conclusions The present study demonstrated that serum EFTT levels were higher in geriatric patients with MetS and can therefore be used as a diagnostic criterion for MetS.
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