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ArticleAnatolian journal of cardiology2022

Liver-Spleen Ratio: Can It Be Used for the Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease?

Necdet Poyraz, Hakan Özer, İsmail Baloğlu, Cengiz Kadıyoran, Pınar Diydem Yılmaz, Ahmet Lütfü Sertdemir, Kültigin Türkmen

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Article in Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Necdet PoyrazDepartment of Radiology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Hakan ÖzerDepartment of Nephrology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
İsmail BaloğluDepartment of Nephrology, Ömer Halisdemir University Training and Research Hospital, Niğde, Turkey.
Cengiz KadıyoranDepartment of Radiology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Pınar Diydem YılmazDepartment of Radiology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Ahmet Lütfü SertdemirDepartment of Cardiology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Kültigin TürkmenDepartment of Nephrology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
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backgroundConsidering that ectopic fat accumulation in various organs, especially the heart and liver, is a cardiometabolic risk factor, the need for easily accessible markers of ectopic fat accumulation is inevitable. The main starting point of the study is based on the hypothesis of predicting cardiovascular disease risk through the link that can be established between the liver-spleen ratio, which is one of the strong indicators of hepa- tosteatosis, and epicardial adipose tissue volume.

methodsThis was a retrospective study. The records of 283 consecutive patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography in our Radiology Department were reviewed retrospectively from our hospital's system. All patients' epicardial adipose tissue volume and liver-spleen ratio were calculated using appropriate criteria on non- contrast computed tomography images. Additionally, the Coronary Artery Disease- Reporting and Data System was calculated on contrast computed tomography images. The participating patients were divided into groups according to the liver-spleen ratio and Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System score.

resultsWe found that while there was a negative correlation between the liver-spleen ratio and epicardial adipose tissue volume in the hepatosteatosis group, this relationship was not observed in the non-steatosis group. In addition, we observed that the family his- tory of cardiovascular disease and the frequency of cardiovascular disease were higher in the hepatosteatosis group than in the other group, and there was a correlation between cardiovascular disease and the liver-spleen ratio. Also, we found that age and liver- spleen ratio values were found to be independent predictors of coronary artery disease.

conclusionIn our study, we found that the frequency of cardiovascular disease was lower in patients with a high liver-spleen ratio. We also demonstrated in the study that the liver-spleen ratio, which indicates a low level of epicardial adipose tissue volume accumulation, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. In addition, the use of liver-spleen ratio, which is more valuable than liver attenuation in predicting hepatic steatosis, may be more useful in evaluating the risk of hepatosteatosis-related cardio- vascular disease.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Artery DiseaseAdipose TissueCoronary AngiographyCoronary VesselsHumansLiverPericardiumRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpleen

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