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Epicardial adipose tissue thickness in adult patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever as a predictor of coronary artery disease

Aim: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), is a chronic auto-inflammatory disease characterized with recurrent attacks. In between attacks, subclinical inflammation persists which results in increased risk of atherosclerosis. Epicardial adipose tissue is a novel cardiometabolic risk factor which predicts the risk of atherosclerosis. 
The aim of this study was to measure the epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) and to evaluate the risk of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with FMF. 
Materials and Methods: 18 years old and older FMF patients diagnosed according to Tel-Hashomer criteria and age and sex matched healthy individuals were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Disease characteristics, gene mutations, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, serum amyloid-A, fibrinogen, lipid levels and complete blood counts were recorded at the time of inclusion. EATT was measured by a two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. A p value