Heart disease is among the primary causes of morbidity and mortality in β-thalassemia
major (β-TM). Conventional echocardiography has failed to identify myocardial dysfunction …

Objective: β-Thalassemia is an inherited hemoglobin disorder resulting in chronic hemolytic
anemia requiring chronic transfusion therapy. Cardiac involvement is the main cause of …

Background Sudden death from stable coronary artery atherosclerosis (SCAA) is well
recognized. However, individuals can have ischemic heart disease or coronary artery …

Background and aim Obesity is increasing worldwide and is related to undesirable
cardiovascular outcomes. Epicardial fat (EF), the heart visceral fat depot, increases with …

Aim We aimed to compare the prevalence of modifiable and non-modifiable coronary heart
disease (CHD) risk factors among those with premature CHD and healthy individuals …

Background Epicardial fat, in addition to its secretory function, may have an important role in
predicting and stratifying cardiovascular risk. There is a paucity of data regarding correlation …

Background The association between epicardial fat thickness and coronary artery disease
(CAD) has been evaluated previously using echocardiography. Recently, multidetector …

Abstract Background/Aim Optimal cutoff values are influenced by ethnicity, geography,
lifestyles, and physical activity, and hence, there is a need for establishing population-and …

Introduction: Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) can reflect risk of cardiovascular disease
particularly coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Objective: To evaluate the value of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness combined with
serum ischemic modified albumin (IMA) concentration in the diagnosis of coronary heart …