Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity
Aim. To assess epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness using echocardiography as one of the possible predictors of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity in prospective follow-up.Material and methods. The study included 224 men (mean age, 49,1±2,4 years), without hy...
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| author | M. A. Druzhilov T. Yu. Kuznetsova |
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| description | Aim. To assess epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness using echocardiography as one of the possible predictors of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity in prospective follow-up.Material and methods. The study included 224 men (mean age, 49,1±2,4 years), without hypertension, carotid atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, with abdominal obesity and SCORE risk <5%. The levels of albuminuria, lipid and glucose profiles, C-reactive protein, uric acid, blood creatinine, EAT thickness, ultrasound parameters of abdominal obesity and perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) were assessed. At the follow-up end (mean duration, 48,2±4,8 months), repeated triplex ultrasound of the brachiocephalic arteries was performed.Results. Patients with developed carotid atherosclerosis (n=70) had higher baseline values of blood pressure, fasting glycemia, C-reactive protein, as well as a higher incidence of prediabetes, hyperuricemia, and high-grade albuminuria. They were also distinguished by high values of EAT thickness (6,1±0,6 mm vs 5,0±1,0 mm, p <0,001), abdominal visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio (3,1±0,5 vs 2,7±0,6, p <0,05) and carotid extra-media thickness (0,64±0,08 mm vs 0,50±0,11 mm, p <0,01). According to multivariate logistic regression, EAT thickness was characterized by the maximum standardized regression coefficient (0,443, p <0,001), and the total percentage of correct mathematical model classifications was 88,2%. According to the ROC-analysis, the area under the curve was 0,86. With a cut-off value of EAT thickness of 5,9 mm, the sensitivity and specificity of the predictive model were 71,5% and 92,3%, respectively.Conclusion. EAT thickness assessed by echocardiography, as a marker of the severity of visceral EAT, can serve as a predictor of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in persons with abdominal obesity and initially low cardiovascular risk according to the SCORE calculator. Patients with verified epicardial visceral obesity require more active preventive measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-962d1b2f476343d896a178ceee9f42622025-03-02T11:42:53Zrus«FIRMA «SILICEA» LLCРоссийский кардиологический журнал1560-40712618-76202021-04-0126310.15829/1560-4071-2021-42973154Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesityM. A. Druzhilov0T. Yu. Kuznetsova1Petrozavodsk State UniversityPetrozavodsk State UniversityAim. To assess epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness using echocardiography as one of the possible predictors of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity in prospective follow-up.Material and methods. The study included 224 men (mean age, 49,1±2,4 years), without hypertension, carotid atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, with abdominal obesity and SCORE risk <5%. The levels of albuminuria, lipid and glucose profiles, C-reactive protein, uric acid, blood creatinine, EAT thickness, ultrasound parameters of abdominal obesity and perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) were assessed. At the follow-up end (mean duration, 48,2±4,8 months), repeated triplex ultrasound of the brachiocephalic arteries was performed.Results. Patients with developed carotid atherosclerosis (n=70) had higher baseline values of blood pressure, fasting glycemia, C-reactive protein, as well as a higher incidence of prediabetes, hyperuricemia, and high-grade albuminuria. They were also distinguished by high values of EAT thickness (6,1±0,6 mm vs 5,0±1,0 mm, p <0,001), abdominal visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio (3,1±0,5 vs 2,7±0,6, p <0,05) and carotid extra-media thickness (0,64±0,08 mm vs 0,50±0,11 mm, p <0,01). According to multivariate logistic regression, EAT thickness was characterized by the maximum standardized regression coefficient (0,443, p <0,001), and the total percentage of correct mathematical model classifications was 88,2%. According to the ROC-analysis, the area under the curve was 0,86. With a cut-off value of EAT thickness of 5,9 mm, the sensitivity and specificity of the predictive model were 71,5% and 92,3%, respectively.Conclusion. EAT thickness assessed by echocardiography, as a marker of the severity of visceral EAT, can serve as a predictor of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in persons with abdominal obesity and initially low cardiovascular risk according to the SCORE calculator. Patients with verified epicardial visceral obesity require more active preventive measures.https://russjcardiol.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/4297epicardial adipose tissuevisceral obesitycarotid atherosclerosiscardiovascular risk |
| spellingShingle | M. A. Druzhilov T. Yu. Kuznetsova Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity Российский кардиологический журнал epicardial adipose tissue visceral obesity carotid atherosclerosis cardiovascular risk |
| title | Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity |
| title_full | Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity |
| title_fullStr | Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity |
| title_short | Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity |
| title_sort | epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a possible predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity |
| topic | epicardial adipose tissue visceral obesity carotid atherosclerosis cardiovascular risk |
| url | https://russjcardiol.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/4297 |
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