Association between the corrected QT interval, carotid artery intima-media thickness, and hepatic steatosis in obese children

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Daar G., Serin H. I., Ede H., Husrevsahi H.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.16, no.7, pp.524-528, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/anatoljcardiol.2015.6279
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.524-528
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Childhood obesity is related to subclinical atherosclerosis. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and hepatosteatosis are parameters that reflect subclinical atherosclerosis and are shown to be associated with obesity. However, their relation with the corrected QT interval (QTc) has not been thoroughly studied in children. Here, we aimed to research the relation between QTc, hepatic steatosis, and CIMT among obese children.