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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.