Factors associated with left atrial size in obese children: an observational study

Ozdemir O., ABACI A., Hizli S., Akelma A. Z., Razi C. H., Koksal T., ...Daha Fazla

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.11, sa.7, ss.633-637, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/akd.2011.168
  • Dergi Adı: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.633-637
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Children, echocardiography, insulin resistance, left atrial size, obesity, regression models, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, ADOLESCENTS, OVERWEIGHT, HYPERTENSION, GROWTH, ADULTS, MASS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Left atrial size can be considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The measurements of left atrium may be used to assess obesity, which is an important risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. It is aimed to determine the factors that effect to the left atrial size, which is an indicator of cardiac risk in obese children without hypertension.