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The association between increased carotid intima–media thickness and SYNTAX Score in coronary artery disease: A single center study

Indian Heart Journal, 2018
Background: Carotid artery lesions frequently coexist with coronary arterial disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and the extent of CAD and whether CIMT could be predictive of ...
Sedigheh Saedi, Behshid Ghadrdoost, Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, Ali Zahedmehr, Ali Jebelli   +4 more
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Peritoneal dialysis in older adults: evaluation of clinical, nutritional, metabolic outcomes, and quality of life [PDF]

, 2018
The number of older adults requiring dialysis is increasing worldwide, whereas the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in this population is lower respect to younger patients, despite the theoretical advantages of PD respect to hemodialysis.
Aceto, Paola, Amabile, MARIA IDA, Bargagli, Matteo, Gnerre Musto, Tania, Group on Geriatric Nephrology of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN), Study, Lai, Carlo, Lai, Silvia, Martinez, Andrea, Mastroluca, Daniela, Molfino, Alessio, Testorio, Massimo   +10 more
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A Review on Joint Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque Area Measurement in Ultrasound for Cardiovascular/Stroke Risk Monitoring: Artificial Intelligence Framework

Journal of digital imaging, 2021
Mainak Biswas, L. Saba, Tomaž Omerzu, A. Johri, N. Khanna, K. Višković, S. Mavrogeni, J. Laird, G. Pareek, M. Miner, A. Balestrieri, P. Sfikakis, A. Protogerou, D. Misra, V. Agarwal, G. Kitas, R. Kolluri, Aditya M. Sharma, V. Viswanathan, Zoltán Ruzsa, A. Nicolaides, J. Suri   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Computational analysis to assess hemodynamic forces in descending thoracic aortic aneurysms

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Left: Pre‐processing. First, we perform the segmentation of the Computer Tomography angiorgraphy (angio‐CT) scans of a healthy patient, obtaining the surface of a healthy thoracic aorta with a Type III aortic arch. Then, we build nine ideal configurations with Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (DTAA), varying the aortic arch ...
Francesca Duca, Daniele Bissacco, Luca Crugnola, Chiara Faitini, Maurizio Domanin, Francesco Migliavacca, Santi Trimarchi, Christian Vergara   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endothelial dysfunction in adolescents and young adults with nonalcoholic liver disease [PDF]

, 2019
Nonalcoholic liver disease is a global public health problem that increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in these patients. This paper discusses endothelial dysfunction among patients (adolescents and young adults) with nonalcoholic liver ...
Donoiu, Ionuț, Istrătoaie, Octavian, Moise, Cristiana G, Mustafa, Edme R, Rogoveanu, Ion, Tudorașcu, Diana R, TÂRTEA, Georgică C   +6 more
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Relationship of hyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia, and glucose variability to atherosclerotic disease in type 2 diabetes [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is known to be associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the independent effects of hyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia, and glucose variability on microvascular ...
Camilleri, Liberato, Fava, Stephen, Galea, Joseph, Magri, Caroline Jane, Mintoff, Dillon, Xuereb, Robert G.   +5 more
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Penile vascular status in young men living with HIV experiencing erectile dysfunction: A comparative cross‐sectional pilot study

Andrology, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 377-384, February 2026.
Abstract Background Erectile dysfunction in people living with HIV is a multifactorial disease, but the role of penile vascular status assessed by dynamic penile color Doppler echography is underexplored. Objectives This study assessed penile vascular status in young males living with HIV experiencing erectile dysfunction, comparing them to HIV ...
Giorgio Tiecco, Andrea Delbarba, Cosimo Colangelo, Marco Di Gregorio, Paolo Facondo, Matteo Riva, Carlo Cappelli, Emanuele Focà, Francesco Castelli, Eugenia Quiros‐Roldan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is atopic sensitization associated with indicators of early vascular ageing in adolescents?

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundChronic systemic inflammation accelerates early vascular ageing. Atopic sensitization and allergic diseases may involve increased inflammatory activity.
Karsten Königstein, Denis Infanger, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen, Ane Johannessen, Ulrike Waje-Andreassen, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Cecilie Svanes, Julia Dratva   +7 more
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Relationship between indicators of carotid artery rigidity and cognitive functions in arterial hypertension patients

Сучасні медичні технології, 2019
Purpose of the study. assessment of relationship between the thickness of the intima-media complex, indicators of carotid artery rigidity state and cognitive dysfunction as a marker of brain damage and the study of their prognostic significance in the ...
N. Ya. Dotsenko, S. S. Boev, I. A. Shekhunova, A. V. Molodan, L. V. Gerasimenko, A. Ya. Malynovskaya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Is Not Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Type 2 Diabetic Patients [PDF]

, 2009
Jean Michel Petit, Boris Guiu, Béatrice Terriat, Romaric Loffroy, Isabelle Robin, Vincent Petit, Benjamin Bouillet, Marie‐Claude Brindisi, Laurence Duvillard, Patrick Hillon, Jean–Pierre Cercueil, Bruno Vergès   +11 more
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