Serum paraoxonase activity is associated with epicardial fat tissue in renal transplant recipients


EROĞLU E., KOÇYİĞİT I., ÜNAL A., Korkar H., Karakukcu C., Örsçelik O., ...More

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.47, no.8, pp.1409-1414, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality in renal transplant recipients. Paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) has been shown to protect against atherosclerosis by modifying lipoproteins. Epicardial fat tissue (EFT) has been proposed as a new cardiovascular risk factor. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between PON-1 activity and EFT in renal transplant recipients.