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Masson W, Lavalle-Cobo A, Barbagelata L, Lobo M, Nogueira JP. Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue, systemic inflammatory diseases, and subclinical atheromatosis: A systematic review. REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2023; 19:363-373. [PMID: 37661114 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2022.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Systemic inflammatory diseases could act as an unfavorable condition in which epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) becomes harmful to cardiovascular health. The objectives were: (a) to quantitatively compare the presence of EAT between patients with systemic inflammatory diseases and controls; (b) to analyze the association between EAT and subclinical atheromatosis in individuals with systemic inflammatory diseases. METHODS Studies that have quantified EAT in a population with systemic inflammatory diseases compared to a control group, or that describe the association between EAT and the presence of subclinical atheromatosis in patients with systemic inflammatory diseases were included. A quantitative analysis was performed for the first objective. This systematic review was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS Twenty-one studies including 1448 patients with systemic inflammatory diseases, were considered eligible for this study. Patients with systemic inflammatory disease have a higher volume (MD: 10.4cm3 [1.8-19.1]; p<0.01), higher thickness (MD: 1.0mm [0.8-1.2]; p<0.01), and a statistically non-significant higher area (MD: 3.1cm2 [1.0-5.2]; p=0.46) of EAT compared to the control group. Most studies reported a significant association between EAT and subclinical atheromatosis in patients with different systemic inflammatory diseases. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that EAT is increased in patients with systemic inflammatory diseases compared with healthy controls, and that EAT measurement is closely correlated with subclinical atherosclerosis in these patients. The causality of this association should be tested in prospective studies.
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- Walter Masson
- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cardiology Department, Sanatorio Finochietto, Av. Córdoba, 2678 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cardiology Department, Hospital Militar Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación en Endocrinología, Nutrición y Metabolismo (CIENM), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Formosa, Argentina; Universidad del Pacifico, Asunción, Paraguay.
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Tekaya AB, Mehmli T, Mrad IB, Fendri A, Boukriba S, Bouden S, Rouached L, Tekaya R, Saidane O, Mahmoud I, Abdelmoula L. Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness correlates with endothelial dysfunction in spondyloarthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2022; 41:3017-3025. [PMID: 35776282 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-022-06261-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We aimed to investigate the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness, flow-mediated dilation (FMD), and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients compared to healthy controls. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study including SpA patients aged ≤ 50 years without traditional cardiovascular risk factors and healthy controls matched for age and gender. Baseline characteristics, laboratory data, and SpA-related parameters were recorded. All participants underwent ultrasound examination with measurement of EAT thickness, FMD, and cIMT by both an experienced cardiologist and radiologist blinded to clinical data. The relationships between the ultrasound measurements were analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient and Person correlation. RESULTS The study included 94 subjects (47 SpA and 47 healthy controls). The sex-ratio was 2.35; the median age of patients was 36 years (IQR: 28-46), and the median disease duration was 11 years (IQR: 5-16). Compared to the control group, SpA patients had significantly higher values of EAT thickness (p = 0.001) and cIMT (p < 0.0001). FMD values were significantly lower in SpA patients compared to controls (p = 0.008). The univariate analysis detected a significant negative association between EAT thickness and FMD (p = 0.026; r = - 0.325), and between left cIMT and FMD (p = 0.027; r = - 0.322). No association was found between EAT thickness and cIMT. CONCLUSION EAT thickness, FMD, and cIMT were significantly impaired in SpA patients compared with healthy controls supporting evidence of accelerated atherosclerosis in SpA. EAT thickness was correlated to endothelial dysfunction suggesting the role of EAT in predicting the early reversible stages of atherosclerosis. Key Points • Spondyloarthritis is associated with impaired subclinical atherosclerosis markers accurately increased epicardial fat and carotid intima-media thickness and endothelial dysfunction. • Increased epicardial fat thickness is correlated with impaired endothelial function in spondyloarthritis patients.
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- Aicha Ben Tekaya
- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia.
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Cardiology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Radiology Department, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Radiology Department, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Rheumatology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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Demir K, Avcı A, Ergulu Esmen S, Tuncez A, Yalcın MU, Yılmaz A, Yılmaz S, Altunkeser BB. Assessment of arterial stiffness and epicardial adipose tissue thickness in predicting the subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Exp Hypertens 2020; 43:169-174. [PMID: 33028113 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2020.1833025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Atherosclerosis is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disease. Recognition of subclinical atherosclerotic vascular changes before clinical manifestation in an asymptomatic population is important for risk stratification and optimal management, which finally leads to the prevention of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to determine the risk of premature subclinical atherosclerosis by evaluating epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) and arterial stiffness parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS We performed a prospective study of 60 consecutive patients meeting modified New York criteria for AS compared to 60 controls matched for age and sex. Patients with traditional cardiovascular risk factors were excluded. Arterial stiffness parameters and EATT (examined via echocardiography) values of all patients and control groups were measured. RESULTS There was no difference between basal characteristic and echocardiographic parameters in patients with AS and in the control group. EATT and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were higher in the AS patients compared to the control group. EATT was 5.74 ± 1.22 mm and 4.91 ± 1.21 mm (p < .001) and PWV was 9.90 ± 0.98 m/s and 6.46 ± 0.83 m/s (p = .009) in the AS and control groups, respectively. Also, PWV was significantly correlated with EATT, age, and central blood pressure in patients with AS. CONCLUSIONS EATT and PWV, markers of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, were significantly higher in patients with AS than the control group. In addition, in this study, it has been shown that there is a significant relationship between PWV and EATT in patients with AS.
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- Kenan Demir
- Faculty of Medicine Cardiology Department, Selcuk University , Konya, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine Cardiology Department, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University , Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Konya Education Research Hospital , Konya, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine Cardiology Department, Selcuk University , Konya, Turkey
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- , Department of Cardiology, Karaman State Hospital , Karaman, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine Rheumatology Department, Selcuk University , Konya, Turkey
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