Ezetimibe therapy: mechanism of action and clinical update. [PDF]
, 2012 The lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the primary target of therapy in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events.
Dayspring, Thomas D +2 more
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Depletion of B-cells with rituximab improves endothelial function and reduces inflammation among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundIndividuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, partly due to systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Del Puerto, Gus +10 more
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Utility of 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Guidelines in HIV-Infected Adults With Carotid Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAlthough HIV is associated with increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, it is unknown whether guidelines can identify HIV-infected adults who may benefit from statins.
Deeks, Steven +8 more
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Association between serum Mg2+ concentrations and cardiovascular organ damage in a cohort of adult subjects [PDF]
, 2020 Magnesium (Mg2+) levels are associated with insulin resistance, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We evaluated the clinical utility of physiological Mg2+ in assessing subclinical cardiovascular organ damage including increased ...
Andreozzi, F. +12 more
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Genetics of Ultrasonographic Carotid Atherosclerosis [PDF]
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 2004 The search for genes related to the cause of common complex disorders such as cardiovascular disease has been frustrating, partly because of the many factors known to contribute to cardiovascular disease and the potential “distance” of cardiovascular disease as a phenotype from genes and gene products.
Teri A, Manolio +3 more
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Bioscience Journal, 2018 This study was to analyze the in vivo distribution of wall shear stress (WSS), velocity and in-plane pressure difference in normal carotid artery by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based on contrast-enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) data and to determine ...
Xiao Li +8 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018 BackgroundSubclinical atherosclerosis identification remains challenging; abdominal visceral adiposity may improve risk stratification beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
Stéphanie LeBlanc +9 more
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Diagnostic and prognostic significance of lncRNA SOX2-OT in patients with carotid atherosclerosis
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background This paper aimed to analyze IncRNA SOX2-OT expression in patients with carotid atherosclerosis and to elucidate the predictive significance of SOX2-OT on carotid atherosclerosis. Methods The levels of SOX2-OT from 185 participants were tested.
Jianping Tao, Yu Hu
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Relationship of Triglyceride-glucose Index with Coronary and Carotid Atherosclerosis [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 Background Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a relatively good predictor of insulin resistance, an indicator that is associated with atherosclerosis.
Xin BAO, Changhong LU, Yuan ZHAO, Xiaoli GUAN, Qianwen NIE, Wenxia LIANG, Jing ZHANG, Zhengyi ZHANG
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CT attenuation analysis of carotid intraplaque hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2018 Background and Purpose: Intraplaque hemorrhage is considered a leading parameter of carotid plaque vulnerability. Our purpose was to assess the CT characteristics of intraplaque hemorrhage with histopathologic correlation to identify features that allow ...
Bassareo, P. P. +8 more
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