Open AccessEpicardial Fat Thickness in Children with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Kotb Abbass Metwalley,
Hekma Saad Farghaly,
Abdelrahman Abdelhamid
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jcrpe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1308-5735
pISSN - 1308-5727
DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2018.2018.0153
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , context (archaeology) , endocrinology , odds ratio , cardiology , hyperandrogenism , confidence interval , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , intima media thickness , insulin , gastroenterology , carotid arteries , paleontology , polycystic ovary , biology
Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is an emerging cardio-metabolic risk factor and has been shown to be related to atherosclerosis. EFT has not been studied in the context of CAH. This study aimed to evaluate EFT in children with CAH and its relation to carotid artery intima-media thickness (CA-IMT) and left ventricular (LV) functions.