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Exercise and Carotid Atherosclerosis [PDF]

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2008
Both carotid atherosclerosis or increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) are common manifestations of generalized atherosclerosis, closely associated with increased risk of stroke and myocardial infarction. Despite the predominant involvement of physical activity in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation strategies, its role in carotid ...
Nikolaos P E Kadoglou, Christos D Liapis
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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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Carotid Atherosclerosis, Ultrasound and Lipoproteins [PDF]

Biomedicines, 2021
Carotid artery plaques are considered a measure of atherosclerosis and are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic strokes. Monitoring of patients with an elevated risk of stroke is critical in developing better prevention strategies.
Arcangelo Iannuzzi, Paolo Rubba, Marco Gentile, Vania Mallardo, Ilenia Calcaterra, Alessandro Bresciani, Giuseppe Covetti, Gianluigi Cuomo, Pasquale Merone, Anna Di Lorenzo, Roberta Alfieri, Emilio Aliberti, Francesco Giallauria, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Gabriella Iannuzzo   +14 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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MRI of Carotid Atherosclerosis [PDF]

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2013
Although MRI is widely used to observe atherosclerosis impacts on the vessel lumen, MRI also depicts the size of the plaque itself, its composition, and plaque inflammation, providing information beyond simple stenosis. This article summarizes the state of evidence for a clinical role for MRI of carotid atherosclerosis.MRI of carotid atherosclerosis ...
William S, Kerwin, Thomas, Hatsukami, Chun, Yuan, Xue-Qiao, Zhao   +3 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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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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A Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Effect of Serum Bilirubin on the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Healthy People [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022
Background Cross-sectional studies have shown that the level of bilirubin in vivo is related to the progression of atherosclerosis, but the data from large-scale studies in China and even in the world are very limited. Objective To investigate the effect
Lu QIN, Yongsheng GU, Lin LI, Kaihua ZHANG, Wentao YAO, Zongkai WU, Weiliang HE, Xiaoli NIU, Litao LI, Hebo WANG
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