Open AccessEpicardial fat thickness assessment by multi-slice computed tomography for predicting cardiac outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Author(s) -
Gökhan Ertaş,
Ahmet Ekmekçi,
Sinan Şahin,
Ahmet Murat,
Nijad Bakhshaliyev,
Hatice Betül Erer,
Tolga Sinan Güvenç,
Mehmet Eren
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cardiovascular journal of south africa/cardiovascular journal of southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1680-0745
pISSN - 1015-9657
DOI - 10.5830/cvja-2021-043
Subject(s) - medicine , epicardial fat , cardiology , pericardium , calcification , stenosis , aortic valve , right bundle branch block , regurgitation (circulation) , epicardial adipose tissue , left bundle branch block , adipose tissue , radiology , electrocardiography , heart failure
Chronic inflammation promotes aortic valve calcification. It is known that epicardial fat is a source of inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between epicardial fat thickness, cardiac conduction disorders and outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).