Does Familial Mediterranean Fever Provoke Atherosclerosis in Children? Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness and Serum Endocan Levels

Turkucar, Serkan; Yildiz, Kaan; KÜME, TUNCAY; Acari, Ceyhun; Dundar, Hatice; Makay, BALAHAN; KIR, MUSTAFA; Unsal, ŞEVKET

doi:10.1007/s10067-021-05721-8

Does Familial Mediterranean Fever Provoke Atherosclerosis in Children? Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness and Serum Endocan Levels

Turkucar S., Yildiz K., KÜME T., Acari C., Dundar H. A., Makay B., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.40, sa.10, ss.4199-4206, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 10
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10067-021-05721-8
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4199-4206
Anahtar Kelimeler: Arterial stiffness, Atherosclerosis, Dyslipidemia, Endocan, Familial Mediterranean fever
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the risk for atherosclerosis by using echocardiographic arterial stiffness (AS) parameters and serum endocan levels, as a biomarker of endothelial dysfunction (ED) in children with FMF.