Epicardial Fat Thickness in Children with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Kotb Abbass MetwalleyHekma Saad FarghalyAbdelrahman AbdelhamidPublished in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2018)
EFT is elevated in children with classical CAH, particularly in those with poor control, and is correlated with CA-IMT, LV mass and mitral DcT. Measurement of EFT in CAH children may help to identify those at high risk of developing LV dysfunction and subclinical atherosclerosis.