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, 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.