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Impact of Intima–Media Thickness Progression in the Common Carotid Arteries on the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Suita Study

Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background No prospective study of the relationship between intima–media thickness (IMT) progression and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been performed. Methods and Results We studied 4724 participants (mean age: 59.7±11.9 years; without CVD at
Y. Kokubo, Makoto Watanabe, A. Higashiyama, Y. Nakao, F. Nakamura, Y. Miyamoto   +5 more
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An overview of insulin therapy for the non‐specialist

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
Abstract Nearly all health professionals, whatever their practice or speciality, now have contact with a significant number of insulin‐using people with diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes are nearly universally managed on more complex insulin regimens, increasingly with complex support technology, and with some understanding of the concepts ...
Philip D. Home
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The role of non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)in the occurrence of CVDs through measuring carotid intima-media thickness

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند, 2017
Background and Aim: A lot of studies  is done about various components of the metabolic syndrome in association with non-alcoholic fatty liver due to increasing carotid intima media thickness as a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases.
Tahereh Fakharian, Shima Heydari, Ghodsiyeh Azarkar, Ali reza Ehsan bakhsh   +3 more
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Association between Sports Participation in Early Life and Arterial Intima-Media Thickness among Adults

Medicina, 2018
Background: Early sports practice is associated with several health benefits during childhood and adolescence, moreover, recent evidence also suggests that sports during childhood and adolescence can produce some benefits during adulthood.
André O. Werneck, Manoel C. S. Lima, Ricardo R. Agostinete, Danilo R. Silva, Bruna C. Turi-Lynch, Jamile S. Codogno, Rômulo A. Fernandes   +6 more
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Predictors of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque Progression in a Chinese Population.

Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, 2016
AIM Atherosclerotic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Longitudinal changes in carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque are being increasingly used as markers of atherosclerosis progression and may predict future cardiovascular ...
Ling-Chun Huang, R. Lin, Chien-Fu Chen, Chun-Hung Chen, S. Juo, Hsiu-Fen Lin   +5 more
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Bridging the gap in obesity research: A consensus statement from the European Society for Clinical Investigation

European Journal of Clinical Investigation, EarlyView.
This consensus highlights critical research gaps in obesity epidemiology, phenotypic heterogeneity and clinical management, calling for advanced methodologies, collaborative strategies and innovative policies to mitigate the global obesity epidemic and its socio‐economic impacts.
Federico Carbone, Jean‐Pierre Després, John P. A. Ioannidis, Ian J. Neeland, Gabriella Garruti, Luca Busetto, Luca Liberale, Stefano Ministrini, Gemma Vilahur, Thomas H. Schindler, Maria Paula Macedo, Agostino Di Ciaula, Marcin Krawczyk, Andreas Geier, Gyorgy Baffy, Maria Felicia Faienza, Ilaria Farella, Nicola Santoro, Gema Frühbeck, Patricia Yárnoz‐Esquiroz, Javier Gómez‐Ambrosi, Emma Chávez‐Manzanera, Verónica Vázquez‐Velázquez, Jean‐Michel Oppert, Dimitrios N. Kiortsis, Paolo Sbraccia, Carmine Zoccali, Piero Portincasa, Fabrizio Montecucco   +28 more
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Detected by Doppler Ultrasound

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2009
Background: The excess mortality associated with rheumatoid arthritis is largely due to cardiovascular disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is of primary importance in atherogenesis.
Nizar Abdul lateef Jassim, Basil Najeeb Saeed, Faiq Isho Gorial, Salim Saeed Al-Jadir   +3 more
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No Association of nineteenCOX-2 gene variants to preclinical markers of atherosclerosis The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

BMC Medical Genetics, 2012
Backgroud The role of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) single nucleotide polymorphisms has mostly been studied in relation to advanced atherosclerosis, but little is known how they contribute to preclinical disease. In the present study we analyzed whether COX-2
Lähteelä Kati, Kunnas Tarja, Lyytikäinen Leo-Pekka, Mononen Nina, Taittonen Leena, Laitinen Tomi, Kettunen Johannes, Juonala Markus, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Kähönen Mika, Viikari Jorma S, Raitakari Olli T, Lehtimäki Terho, Nikkari Seppo T   +13 more
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The Effect of Statins on Carotid Intima-Mdia Thickness in patients Who had ACS [PDF]

Background : Statins have been established by definitive primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention trials as the cornerstone of pharmacoprevention of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Carotid arterial intima-media thickness is used as a noninvasive
حسینی, زهرا, زمانی, بیژن, شرقی, افشان   +2 more
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Associations of C-reactive protein with measures of obesity, insulin resistance, and subclinical atherosclerosis in healthy, middle-aged women [PDF]

, 1999
Obesity, the insulin resistance syndrome, and atherosclerosis are closely linked and may all be determinants of an increased acute-phase response.
Bots, M.L. (Michiel), Hak, A.E. (Liesbeth), Hofman, A. (Albert), Polderman, K.H., Schalkwijk, C.G. (Casper), Stehouwer, C.D. (Coen), Westendorp, I.C.D. (Iris), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline)   +7 more
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