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Assessment of epicardial adipose tissue thickness and the mean platelet volume in children with familial Mediterranean fever

BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inflammatory disease, which is suggested to be associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and the mean platelet volume (MPV) are parameters used in prediction of atherosclerotic risk in various con...

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Autores principales: Uluca, Ünal, Demir, Fikri, Ece, Aydın, Şen, Velat, Güneş, Ali, Aktar, Fesih, Tan, İlhan, Karabel, Duran, Yazgan, Ümitcan, Sabaz, Muhammed Nurullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4348162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-015-0120-z