Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages 144-148 (February 2013) Uric acid and high sensitive C-reactive protein are associated with subclinical thoracic aortic atherosclerosis Mustafa Gür, MD, Durmuş Yıldıray Şahin, MD, Zafer Elbasan, MD, Gülhan Yüksel Kalkan, MD, Ali Yıldız, MD, Zekeriya Kaya, MD, Betül Özaltun, MD, Murat Çaylı, MD Journal of Cardiology Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages 144-148 (February 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.08.023 Copyright © 2012 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flow diagram of the study. TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; AF, atrial fibrillation; MVD, mitral valve disease; ASD, atrial septal defect; IE, infective endocarditis; MVR, mitral valve replacement; AVR, aorta valve replacement; AS, aortic stenosis; AR, aortic regurgitation; CAD, coronary artery disease; PAD, peripheral artery disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; MS, mitral stenosis; MR, mitral regurgitation; PFO, patent foramen ovale. Journal of Cardiology 2013 61, 144-148DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.08.023) Copyright © 2012 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 The relationship between thoracic aorta intima–media thickness and uric acid. Journal of Cardiology 2013 61, 144-148DOI: (10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.08.023) Copyright © 2012 Japanese College of Cardiology Terms and Conditions