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ArticlePeritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis

Peri-aortic fat tissue thickness in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Kultigin Turkmen, Orhan Ozbek, Mehmet Kayrak, Cigdem Samur, Ibrahim Guler, Halil Zeki Tonbul

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Article in Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Renal Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019
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Kultigin TurkmenDepartment of Nephrology, Selcuk University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey. mdkt2010@yahoo.com
Orhan Ozbek
Mehmet Kayrak
Cigdem Samur
Ibrahim Guler
Halil Zeki Tonbul
Selçuk University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThoracic peri-aortic fat tissue (PFT) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) are metabolically active visceral fat deposits surrounding the thoracic aorta and the heart, respectively. Various studies have demonstrated a positive predictive value of both PFT and EAT for coronary artery disease in the general population. In the present study, we aimed to investigate PFT thickness and the independent predictors of PFT in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. ♢

methodsOur cross-sectional study enrolled 35 PD patients (10 women, 25 men) and 30 age-and-sex-matched healthy subjects (15 women, 15 men). We measured PFT, thoracic artery calcification (TAC), EAT, and coronary artery calcification (CAC) by electrocardiogram-gated 64-multi-detector computed tomography. ♢

resultsThe measured PFT, EAT, CAC, and TAC were significantly higher in the PD group than in the healthy subjects (p < 0.05 each). In the PD group, PFT and TAC were significantly correlated (r = 0.33, p = 0.007). Also, PFT measurements were positively correlated with EAT and total CAC in the PD and the control group alike (r = 0.58, p = 0.001 and r = 0.54, p = 0.01 respectively). A stepwise linear regression analysis revealed that age, duration of hypertension, and being a PD patient were independent predictors of PFT. ♢

conclusionsMeasured PFT was higher in PD patients than in healthy subjects and, in the PD population, was also shown to be related to calcification scores and EAT.

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Peritoneal DialysisAgedAorta, ThoracicCalcinosisCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntra-Abdominal FatKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedMultidetector Computed Tomographycoronary artery calcificationepicardial adipose tissuePeri-aortic fat tissuethoracic aortic calcification

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PMID22753454
PMCPMC3649901
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