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ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2021

Correlation of Serum Adipolin with Epicardial Fat Thickness and Severity of Coronary Artery Diseases in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stable Angina Pectoris Patients.

Behzad Babapour, Hossein Doustkami, Leli Avesta, Alireza Moradi, Saeideh Saadat, Kiavash Piralaei, Mohammad Reza Aslani

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Behzad BabapourDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Hossein DoustkamiDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Leli AvestaDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Alireza MoradiDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Saeideh SaadatDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Kiavash PiralaeiDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Mohammad Reza AslaniLung Inflammatory Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran, mraslani105@yahoo.com.
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRZahedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAdipolin/C1q/TNF-related protein-12 is a family of CTRPs highly expressed in adipose tissue with glucose-lowering and anti-inflammatory effects. Various risk factors have been suggested in the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, such as a decrease in anti-inflammatory or an increase in inflammatory factors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the correlation of adipolin with anthropometric, angiographic, echocardiographic, and biochemical parameters. SUBJECT AND

methodsA total of 90 patients who were candidates for angiography were included in the study and divided into 3 groups: 30 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), 30 patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP), and 30 subjects as a control group with a history of chest pain but normal angiography. Anthropometric, angiographic, echocardiographic, and biochemical parameters were measured in all subjects.

resultsSerum adipolin levels were significantly decreased in patients with AMI compared with the SAP and control groups (p < 0.001 for both). In addition, there was a negative association between serum levels of adipolin and epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and Gensini score in CAD patients. The results of multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that EFT values were independently associated with serum adipolin levels.

conclusionThe current study showed an independent association of adipolin with EFT for the first time in patients with AMI. Decreased adipolin levels in patients with AMI may be involved in the process of atherosclerosis, which requires further study.

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AdipokinesAdipose TissueAgedAngina, StableBody Weights and MeasuresCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionSeverity of Illness IndexAdipokinesC1QTNF12 protein, humanAcute myocardial infarctionAdipolinAngiographyEchocardiographyEpicardial fat thicknessStable angina pectoris

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