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, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.68-75, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, WALL THICKNESS, VASCULAR CHANGES, STEATOHEPATITIS, CHILDHOOD, DIAGNOSIS, EXERCISE, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, STEATOSIS
  • 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.