Increased prevalence of varicocele in patients with coronary artery ectasia

Yetkin E., Kilic S., Acikgoz N., Ergin H., Aksoy Y., Sincer I., ...Daha Fazla

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, cilt.16, sa.5, ss.261-264, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00019501-200508000-00001
  • Dergi Adı: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.261-264
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: coronary artery disease, coronary artery ectasia, varicocele, CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, ANEURYSMS, DISEASE, VEINS, COMMON, WALL
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is defined as localized or diffuse non-obstructive lesions of the epicardial coronary arteries with a luminal dilation exceeding the 1.5-fold of normal adjacent segment or vessel diameter. Varicocele is the dilatation of the pampiniform plexus. Recently increased prevalence of peripheral varicose veins has been shown in patients with CAE. In this study we aimed to assess the prevalence of varicocele, which is dilatation of another venous system, in patients with CAE.