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Lourdes Basurto Acevedo1, Susana Barrera Hernández1, María de Jesús Fernández Muñoz2
1Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Endocrinas, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Ciudad de México, México.
Introduction:
A decrease in fibrinolytic activity and an increase in the thickness of the epicardial adipose tissue have been observed in patients with coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to determine the association between epicardial adipose tissue and fibrinolytic activity by measuring the concentration of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1).
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 56 apparently healthy women aged 45 to 60 years. Anthropometric measurements and biochemical determinations were performed on all participants. The fibrinolytic activity was determined by measuring PAI-1 by ELISA. Epicardial thickness was assessed by transthoracic echocardiography.
Results:
The concentration of PAI-1 was directly associated with the thickness of the epicardial adipose tissue (r=0.475, P=.001), body mass index (BMI), visceral adipose tissue, insulin resistance, glucose, and HDL-cholesterol. The multivariate regression analysis indicated that epicardial fat independently predicts the concentrations of PAI-1.
Conclusions:
Women with thicker epicardial adipose tissue have reduced fibrinolytic activity, and consequently greater thrombotic risk.
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