Why the study?
Are epicardial adipose tissue thickness and carotid intima-media thickness increased in hemodialysis patients compared to healthy controls?
Population
62 hemodialysis (HD) patients and 40 healthy controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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EAT thickness may mark subclinical atherosclerosis in HD; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical use.
Are epicardial adipose tissue thickness and carotid intima-media thickness increased in hemodialysis patients compared to healthy controls?
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is significantly increased in hemodialysis patients and correlates with carotid intima-media thickness, suggesting its utility as a marker for early atherosclerosis.
Altun et al. (2013) studied this question.
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