Relationships between left atrial pericardial fat and permanent atrial fibrillation: Results of a case-control study

Sevinc D., Pasaoglu L., Coskun R., Atci N., Alimli A.

DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING, cilt.97, sa.3, ss.306-312, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 97 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.diii.2015.12.009
  • Dergi Adı: DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-312
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Atrial fibrillation, Cardiac, Computed tomography, Pericardial fat, EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE-TISSUE, RISK, VOLUME, INITIATION, OBESITY, WEIGHT, SIZE, MEN
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The goal of this study was to retrospectively investigate the relationships between pericardial fat, left atrium volume (LAV) as measured on multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) using a case-control study.