Epicardial Adipose Tissue Increased in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Subclinical Hypothyroidism |
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| Authors: | Levent Korkmaz Sinan Sahin Ali Riza Akyuz Murat Ziyrek Inan Anaforoglu Mustafa Kose Hakan Erkan Mustafa Tar?k A?a? Zeydin Acar |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey;bDepartment of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey;cDepartment of Endocrinology, Trabzon Numune Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo investigate whether or not patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) have increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT).Subjects and MethodsSixty-one patients with newly diagnosed SH and without any known cardiovascular disease were enrolled. Twenty-four subjects matched for age, gender and body mass index without any thyroid dysfunctions were included as a control group. The EAT was measured by echocardiography and thyroid functions were assessed by routine blood examination.ResultsPatients with SH had higher EAT values than control subjects (3.6 ± 0.9 vs. 2.8 ± 1.4, p = 0.005). Also, SH patients with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) ≥10 mU/l had higher EAT than those with SH with TSH <10 mU/l and control subjects (p = 0.013). In addition, while there was significant correlation between EAT and TSH (r = 0.31, p = 0.014) in patients with SH, there was no significant relation between EAT and TSH in normal subjects (r = 0.09, p = 0.64).ConclusionsThere was a higher level of EAT in patients with SH compared with normal subjects and a significant correlation between EAT and TSH was found.Key Words: Epicardial fat, Coronary heart disease, Subclinical hypothyroidism |
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