Is There an Association Between Hepatitis B and Atherosclerosis?

Caliskan Z., TELCİ ÇAKLILI Ö.

VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.35-39, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2019.2019.0009
  • Dergi Adı: VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-39
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hepatitis B, atherosclerosis, retrobulbar blood flow velocity, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, VIRUS-INFECTION, COLOR DOPPLER, DISEASE, RISK
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Although hepatitis B infection can cause chronic disease, its association with atherosclerosis is a matter of debate. Retinopathy is an early marker for microvascular abnormalities of retinal circulation and some reports state that it can predict cardiovascular events. In this study, we aimed to evaluate early atherosclerosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) using retrobulbar flow velocities.