Open AccessThe relationship of serum visfatin levels with clinical parameters, flow-mediated dilation, and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Author(s) -
Rabia Aydoğan Baykara,
Adem Küçük,
Ayça Tuzcu,
Göksel Tuzcu,
Erkan Cüre,
Ali Uğur Uslu,
Ahmet Omma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2012-351
Subject(s) - medicine , ankylosing spondylitis , basfi , basdai , subclinical infection , intima media thickness , body mass index , spondylitis , endothelial dysfunction , gastroenterology , endocrinology , cardiology , carotid arteries , disease , psoriatic arthritis
Atherosclerotic heart diseases can occur at an early age in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) values are reliable markers for early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with AS. We aimed to investigate the relationship between visfatin levels and indirect markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction in patients with AS.