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Measurement of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness and Vitamin D Status in Obese Egyptian Adolescents and their Relationship with Cardiovascular Dysfunction

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Background: Epicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT) is the cardiac visceral adipose tissue, influencing its structure and function, and easily assessed by trans-thoracic echocardiography. Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among obese adolescents and is thought to affect the cardiovascular system. Objective: This study was aimed to assess the EAT thickness (EATT) and Vitamin D status in obese adolescents to clarify their relationship with cardiovascular dysfunctions. Patients and Methods: This was a case-control study done at the Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinics of Al-Azhar University Hospitals during the period from February 2016 to February 2018. It included 90 ado lescents divided into two equal groups; obese group (45 obese) and healthy non-obese group (45 ones). Hi story taking, clinical examination, laboratory investigations, and echocardiographic assessment were done to retrieve all relevant data. Results: Obese adolescents were substantially different from non-obese regarding their anthropometrics w ith worse glucose homeostasis, insulin resistance and lipid profile, with a high prevalence of Metabolic Sy ndrome (MetS) (57.8%). Echocardiographically, they had a significantly increased carotid intima-media th ickness (cIMT) and EATT, higher incidence of hypertrophic cardiac remodeling, impaired systolic and dia stolic LV and RV functions. 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D (25[OH]VD) levels was lower in obese group vs. non -obese (10.2 ± 3.8 vs. 19.09 ± 7.8) respectively. EATT, cIMT, and s. Adiponectin showed the highest diag nostic capability in identification of Adolescence obesity and MetS. Conclusion: EATT is an easily obtainable marker of cardiovascular structural and functional derangements. Vitamin D deficiency significantly worsen the cardio-metabolic risk profile and the cardiovascular function among Egyptians obese adolescents.

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10.21608/ejhm.2019.26690

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Epicardial adipose tissue, Vitamin D, Adolescence Obesity, Cardiovascular Dysfunction

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Abd Allah Hussein

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El-Sadek

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Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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Mohammed Noshy

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El-Alfy

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Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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Mansour Mohammed

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Mustafa

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Departments of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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Abd Allah Mohammed

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El-Khshen

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Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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Kamel Soliman

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Hammad

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Departments of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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Ahmed Ali Hassan

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Ali

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Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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ahmedalyhassan@gmail.com

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74

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6

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4763

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2019-01-01

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2019-02-08

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2019-01-01

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1,347

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Measurement of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness and Vitamin D Status in Obese Egyptian Adolescents and their Relationship with Cardiovascular Dysfunction

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22 Jan 2023