篇名 | Non-Alcoholic Fatty Pancreas Disease is Associated with SYNTAX Score in Acute Coronary Syndrome |
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卷期 | 38:6 |
作者 | Sinan Sahin 、 M. Gokhan Yerlikaya 、 Ahmet Ozderya 、 I. Gokhan Cavusoglu 、 Aysegul Karadeniz 、 Turhan Turan 、 Omer Faruk Cirakoglu 、 Huseyin Karal 、 Ali Riza Akyuz 、 Selim Kul 、 M. Rasit Sayin |
頁次 | 683-690 |
關鍵字 | Acute coronary syndrome 、 Atherosclerosis 、 Ectopic adipose tissue 、 Non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease 、 SYNTAX score 、 MEDLINE 、 Scopus 、 SCIE |
出刊日期 | 202211 |
DOI | 10.6515/ACS.202211_38(6).20220424A |
Background: Evidence that individuals with excess fat in the pancreas have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease has been growing recently. Risk evaluation in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients plays a crucial role for both prognosis prediction and decision-making.
Aim: The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease (NAFPD) and the complexity and severity of coronary artery disease as assessed using the SYNTAX score (SXscore) in ACS patients.
Methods: A total of 99 consecutive patients with a first-time diagnosis of ACS were recruited. NAFPD was evaluated using transabdominal ultrasonography (TUS). SXscore was calculated using the SXscore algorithm.
Results: The patients with NAFPD had a significantly higher SXscore than those without NAFPD (12.3 ± 6.4 and 8.2 ± 4.3, p < 0.001). Univariable analysis showed that hypertension (p = 0.033) and presence of NAFPD (p = 0.001) were associated with increased SXscore. Moreover, multivariable analysis showed that the presence of NAFPD (p = 0.002) was associated with increased SXscore.
Conclusions: NAFPD is easily detected by TUS. The presence of NAFPD in ACS patients may be a warning signal of complexity and severity of coronary artery disease.