Frequency and risk factors of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease [PDF]
Background Carotid Atherosclerosis is more prevalent among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). To the best of our knowledge, research on the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in CAD patients is mainly based on retrospective cohorts or ...
Mohamed El-feky +4 more
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Identification of hub targets involved in carotid atherosclerosis through bioinformatics and machine learning approaches [PDF]
Background Carotid atherosclerosis is a kind of systemic atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries. It remains one of the leading causes of ischemic stroke. However, the efficiency of treatment is insufficient.
Luyao Jia +6 more
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Prolonged periods of shallow sleep are associated with diabetic carotid atherosclerosis [PDF]
Background Diabetic carotid atherosclerosis is a prevalent vascular disease in individuals with diabetes mellitus, imposing a significant global burden.
Bingge Fan +6 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]
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 +7 more
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Assessment of the carotid atherosclerosis disease can give a prognostication of a patient's cardiovascular risk. The assessment of carotid atherosclerosis is essential because of the complication of risk factors resulting in severe cardiovascular disease
Sidhi Laksono, Hillary Kusharsamita
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MRI of carotid atherosclerosis [PDF]
MRI of carotid atherosclerosis provides a unique method to characterize plaque morphology and tissue composition, as well as, to a certain extent, plaque inflammation. Because of its noninvasiveness, it has many current and potential applications: the fact that it is the only technique that can examine the fibrous cap status in vivo makes it a powerful
Chun, Yuan +3 more
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Aim Our study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with carotid atherosclerosis in Malagasy Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods This was a cross‐sectional retrospective study, carried out over a period of 30 months.
Sitraka Angelo Raharinavalona +5 more
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Serum Uric Acid and the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis: Association in a 10-year Chinese Cohort Study of a Health Check-up Population with Normal Uric Acid Levels [PDF]
Background It is considered that serum uric acid (SUA), which may induce oxidative stress and vascular endothelial dysfunction, has a potential association with atherosclerosis, but it has not been fully clarified.
Lin LI, Yongsheng GU, Lu QIN, Weiliang HE, Hongzhen FAN, Kaihua ZHANG, Yingru SUN, Wannian ZHAO, Xiaoli NIU, Ci WEI, Litao LI, Hebo WANG
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Background Time-location information (time spent on commuting, indoors and outdoors around residential and work places and physical activity) and infiltrated outdoor pollution was less considered estimating individual exposure to ambient air pollution ...
Ze Han +10 more
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Carotid Atherosclerosis and Cognitive Impairment in Nonstroke Patients
Objective: As a vascular risk factor, carotid atherosclerosis is crucial to cognitive impairment. While carotid intima-media thickness, carotid artery plaque, and carotid stenosis can reflect carotid atherosclerosis in different stages, this review aimed
Wei-Hong Chen +6 more
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