The relationship between epicardial fat tissue thickness and frequent ventricular premature beats

Kiris A., TURAN O. E., KIRIS G., ILTER A., OZTURK M., Aydin M., ...Daha Fazla

KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA, cilt.73, sa.7, ss.527-532, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5603/kp.a2015.0025
  • Dergi Adı: KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.527-532
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Ventricular premature beats (VPBs) are one of the most common rhythm abnormalities. Structural heart diseases such as myocardial hypertrophy and left ventricular dysfunction are associated with VPBs. However, the exact mechanism of VPBs in patients without structural heart disease has not been revealed yet. Epicardial fat tissue (EFT) is a visceral fat around the heart. Increased EFT thickness is associated with myocardial structural and ultrastructural myocardial abnormalities, which may play a role in the development of VPBs.