Intima-media thickness of carotid artery and susceptibility to atherosclerosis in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Demircioglu, Fatih; Kocyigit, Ali; ARSLAN, NUR; Cakmakci, HANDAN; Hizli, Samil; Sedat, Alparslan

doi:10.1097/mpg.0b013e31816232c9

Intima-media thickness of carotid artery and susceptibility to atherosclerosis in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Demircioglu F., Kocyigit A., ARSLAN N., Cakmakci H., Hizli S., Sedat A. T.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION, vol.47, no.1, pp.68-75, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 47 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31816232c9
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.68-75
Keywords: intima-media, carotid artery, hepatosteatosis, atherosclerosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To test, via prospective case-control study, whether measurements of carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) reflect the susceptibility to atherosclerosis in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.