| Yazarlar |
Halit Acet
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Faruk Ertas
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Mehmet Ata Akil
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Mustafa Oylumlu
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Nihat Polat
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Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir YILDIZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi |
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Mehmet Zihni Bilik
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Murat Yuksel
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Zeynettin Kaya
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Mehmet Siddik Ulgen
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| Özet |
| The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with different types of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) in a clinical setting. A total of 197 consecutive patients were enrolled in the study. Seventy-one patients had paroxysmal non-valvular AF, 63 patients had persistent/permanent nonvalvular AF, and 63 patients had sinus rhythm (control group). EFT was measured with echocardiography, while NLR was measured by dividing neutrophil count by lymphocyte count. EFT was significantly higher in patients with paroxysmal non-valvular AF compared with those in the sinus rhythm group (6.6 ± 0.7 vs. 5.0 ± 0.9 mm, p < 0.001). Persistent/permanent non-valvular AF patients had a significantly larger EFT compared with those with paroxysmal AF (8.3 ± 1.1 vs. 6.6 ± 0.7 mm, p < 0.001). EFT had a significant relationship with paroxysmal nonvalvular AF (odds ratio 4.672, 95% CI 2.329-9.371, p < 0.001) and persistent/permanent non-valvular AF (OR 24.276, 95% CI 9.285-63.474, p < 0.001). NLR was significantly higher in those with paroxysmal non-valvular AF compared with those in the sinus rhythm group (2.5 ± 0.6 vs. 1.8 ± 0.4, p < 0.001). Persistent/permanent non-valvular AF patients had a significantly larger NLR when compared with paroxysmal non-valvular AF patients (3.4 ± 0.6, vs. 2.5 ± 0.6, p < 0.001). NLR (>2.1) had a significant relationship with non-valvular AF (OR 11.313, 95% CI 3.025-42.306, b 2.426, p < 0.001). EFT and NLR are highly associated with types of non-valvular AF independent of traditional risk factors. EFT measured by echocardiography and NLR appears to be related to the duration and severity of AF. © Springer Science+Business Media 2013. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Echocardiography | Epicardial fat thickness | Left atrial enlargement | Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio | Non-valvular atrial fibrillation |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING |
| Dergi ISSN | 1569-5794 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2014 |
| Cilt No | 30 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 81 / 89 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s10554-013-0317-4 |
| Makale Linki | http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10554-013-0317-4 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 46 |
| SCOPUS | 48 |
