Association of Aortic Diameters with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Albumin Excretion
Joint Authors
Özdemir, Bülent
Emül, Ali
Özdemir, Levent
Sağ, Saim
Biçer, Murat
Aydınlar, Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Aortic diameters, aortic distensibility, microalbuminuria, coronary artery disease which are all together related to vascular aging are investigated in this paper.
Methods.
Eighty consecutive nondiabetic patients undergoing elective coronary angiography were enrolled into the study.
Systolic and diastolic aortic diameters, aortic distensibility, CAD severity by angiogram with the use of Gensini scoring, and albumin excretion rates were determined.
Results.
Cases with CAD had significantly larger systolic (30,72 ± 3,21 mm versus 34,19 ± 4,03 mm for cases without and with CAD, resp.) and diastolic aortic diameters measured 3 cm above aortic valve compared to patients without CAD (33,56 ± 4,07 mm versus 29,75 ± 3,12 mm).
The systolic and diastolic diameters were significantly higher in albuminuria positive patients compared to albuminuria negative patients (p = 0.017 and 0.008, resp., for systolic and diastolic diameters).
Conclusion.
In conclusion aortic diameters are increased in patients with coronary artery disease and in patients with microalbuminuria.
In CAD patients, systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, aortic systolic and diastolic pressure, and albumin excretion rate were higher and aortic distensibility was lower.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Özdemir, Bülent& Emül, Ali& Özdemir, Levent& Sağ, Saim& Biçer, Murat& Aydınlar, Ali. 2015. Association of Aortic Diameters with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Albumin Excretion. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057028
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Özdemir, Bülent…[et al.]. Association of Aortic Diameters with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Albumin Excretion. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057028
American Medical Association (AMA)
Özdemir, Bülent& Emül, Ali& Özdemir, Levent& Sağ, Saim& Biçer, Murat& Aydınlar, Ali. Association of Aortic Diameters with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Albumin Excretion. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057028
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057028