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

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

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.68-75, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2008
• Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31816232c9
• Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-75
• Anahtar Kelimeler: intima-media, carotid artery, hepatosteatosis, atherosclerosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.