Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
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ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Wael Wagdy
Nasr city police hospital, Al Tayaran st., 7th district, Nasr City, Cairo, Postal code, 11765
Egypt
Research Article
Correlation between Mesenteric Fat Thickness and Characteristics of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s): Wael Wagdy, Mostafa Ateya Mohamad, Wael Refat Abd El Hamed, Ahmed Kmal Motaweih and Mohamad Salem El BazWael Wagdy, Mostafa Ateya Mohamad, Wael Refat Abd El Hamed, Ahmed Kmal Motaweih and Mohamad Salem El Baz
Background and aim: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) includes an assembly of conditions; the most important of which is obesity. The pandemic prevalence of obesity worldwide increased the awareness of MetS. Mesenteric fat thickness is linked to higher risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) complications which may lead to death. Although many studies were done on patients with MetS worldwide, studies on Egyptian patients are limited. Thus, here we examined the relationship between mesenteric fat thickness and the severity and prevalence of CAD among Egyptian patients with MetS.
Methods: Sixty-four patients with MetS were recruited in this prospective cohort study. We assessed the mesenteric fat, and carotid intima media thickness using ultrasonography. Moreover, we evaluated the coronary arteries using myocardial perfusion imaging, MSCT, and/or coron.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9880.1000566