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Prolonged periods of shallow sleep are associated with diabetic carotid atherosclerosis [PDF]

European Journal of Medical Research
Background Diabetic carotid atherosclerosis is a prevalent vascular disease in individuals with diabetes mellitus, imposing a significant global burden.
Bingge Fan, Lingbing Meng, Lei Bai, Yaping Du, Haiyan Ding, Yu Chen, Yuna Zhang   +6 more
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Association between tongue pressure and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in relation to platelet levels in hypertensive elderly men: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2018
Background Age-related low-grade inflammation causing endothelial disruption influences sarcopenia, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. We reported previously that maintenance of muscle strength in elderly hypertensive men with high platelet levels is ...
Yuji Shimizu, Shimpei Sato, Yuko Noguchi, Jun Koyamatsu, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Miho Higashi, Mako Nagayoshi, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Yasuhiro Nagata, Noboru Takamura, Takahiro Maeda   +10 more
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Point-of-care ultrasonography of carotid arteries in primary care: sensitivity and specificity of identification of carotid atherosclerosis and prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in apparently healthy subjects with high and very high cardiovascular disease risk [PDF]

BMC Primary Care
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a major global health concern, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. The use of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) in primary care has grown in popularity, offering a promising approach
Anej Kebrič, Marija Petek Šter, Anja Poljanšek Avsenak, Borut Jug   +3 more
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of carotid atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke: An updated meta-analysis with 135,602 individuals [PDF]

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2022
Background/Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease. While existing studies have examined cardiac remodeling in NAFLD, there has been less emphasis on the development of carotid ...
Ansel Shao Pin Tang, Kai En Chan, Jingxuan Quek, Jieling Xiao, Phoebe Tay, Margaret Teng, Keng Siang Lee, Snow Yunni Lin, May Zin Myint, Benjamin Tan, Vijay K Sharma, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Wen Hui Lim, Apichat Kaewdech, Daniel Huang, Nicholas WS Chew, Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui, Arun J Sanyal, Mark Muthiah, Cheng Han Ng   +19 more
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High Burden of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Rural Northeast China: A Population-Based Study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objective: Carotid atherosclerosis is a known marker of increased cardiovascular risk. We aimed to assess the current epidemiology of carotid atherosclerosis, carotid plaque and related risk factors in rural northeast China.Methods: The population-based,
Liying Xing, Liying Xing, Ru Li, Suli Zhang, Dan Li, Baojing Dong, Hong Zhou, Li Jing, Yuanmeng Tian, Shuang Liu   +9 more
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The effect of homocysteine-lowering therapy on the formation of carotid atherosclerosis: A follow-up study in the rural areas of northwest China

Heliyon, 2023
Objective: To explore the risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis in the rural areas of Northwest China, and to assess whether reducing serum homocysteine can prevent carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with hyperhomocysteinemia.
Jianing Wu, Rui Shi, Hua Li, Xiao Zhang
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Variants in genes related to inflammation and endothelial function can increase the risk for carotid atherosclerosis in southwestern China

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
AimTo investigate the potential association between polymorphisms in genes involved in endothelial function, inflammation and carotid atherosclerosis.MethodsThis was a three-center, population-based sectional survey conducted in Sichuan province of ...
Yong Xie, Ming Yu, Ting Qing, Hua Luo, Minjie Shao, Wei Wei, Xingyang Yi   +6 more
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Bioinformatics analysis of potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19 infection in patients with carotid atherosclerosis

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022
Background: COVID-19 is a new coronavirus that constitutes a great challenge to human health. At this stage, there are still cases of COVID-19 infection in some countries and regions, in which ischemic stroke (IS) is a risk factor for new coronavirus ...
Liang Yanchao, Zhang Sibin, Ilgiz Gareev, Xiang Huan, Zhao Junfei, Liu Chunyang, Ozal Beylerli, Albert Sufianov, Yuan Chao, Gai Yuyan, Xu Xun, Aamir Ahmad, Liang Peng, Yang Guang   +13 more
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Associations between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness disappear after adjustment for shared risk factors: the KORA F4 study. [PDF]

, 2012
The association between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is considered to be established knowledge. We aimed to assess whether associations between different measures of glycaemia and CIMT are actually independent of anthropometric
Ebert, Nina, Koenig, Wolfgang, Kowall, Bernd, Meisinger, Christa, Rathmann, Wolfgang, Seissler, Jochen, Then, Cornelia, Thiery, Joachim   +7 more
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Carotid atherosclerosis: An independent risk factor for small fiber nerve dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2023
Aims/Introduction To explore whether carotid atherosclerosis is an independent risk factor for small fiber nerve dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
Simin Guo, Yali Jing, Chenxi Li, Dalong Zhu, Weimin Wang   +4 more
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