Does Gestational Diabetes History Increase Epicardial Fat and Carotid Intima Media Thickness?

ÇALIŞKAN M., TELCİ ÇAKLILI Ö., Caliskan Z., Duran C., Ciftci F. C., Avci E., ...More

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, vol.31, no.10, pp.1182-1187, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/echo.12597
  • Journal Name: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1182-1187
  • Keywords: atherosclerosis, echocardiography, epicardial fat, gestational diabetes, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS, METABOLIC SYNDROME, ADIPOSE-TISSUE, WOMEN, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, INFLAMMATION, ASSOCIATION, DYSFUNCTION, DISEASE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance that has begun during pregnancy. Recent studies have proven that development of atherosclerosis may be established in this population even without presence of type 2 diabetes. For assessment of atherosclerosis, epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is recently being used as a surrogate marker. In this study, we aimed to prove that women with GDM history are more inclined to have higher EFT levels than women without GDM history.