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Ultrasound measurements of carotid intima-media thickness and plaque in HIV-infected patients on the Mediterranean diet [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Aim To evaluate the influence of food habits, specifically adherence to the Mediterranean diet, on carotid intimamedia thickness (CIMT) and the presence of plaques in HIV-infected patients taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) and non-HIV-infected ...
Brnić, Z   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Master Athletes [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2015
Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT) is currently used to assess the relationship between progression of coronary and systemic atherosclerosis. To date, however, the possible impact of regular physical activity (PA) on this parameter has not been well estimated.Our study aims to examine this aspect especially in the absence of cardiovascular (CV) risk ...
Gori, Niccolo   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Automated IMT estimation and BMI correlation using a low-quality carotid ultrasound image database from India. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper presents AtheroEdgeLowRes (AELR), an extention of AtheroEdge™ from AtheroPoint™, and a solution to carotid ultrasound IMT measurement in low-resolution and overall low quality images.
Saba, Luca   +48 more
core   +1 more source

25-hydroxyvitamin D is lower in deprived groups, but is not associated with carotid intima media thickness or plaques: results from pSoBid [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Objective: The association of the circulating serum vitamin D metabolite 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) with atherosclerotic burden is unclear, with previous studies reporting disparate results.
Batty, G.D.   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Relationship between carotid intima-media thickness, physical activity, sleep quality, metabolic/inflamatory profile, body fatness, smoking and alcohol consumption in young adults

open access: yesMotriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2017
AIM The aim of this longitudinal study was to analyze the relationship between sleep disorder and intima-media thickness. METHOD Baseline measurements included carotid intima-media thickness, assessed by an ultrasound device; questionnaires about sleep ...
Santiago Maillane-Vanegas   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrasound IMT measurement on a multi-ethnic and multi-institutional database: Our review and experience using four fully automated and one semi-automated methods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Automated and high performance carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) measurement is gaining increasing importance in clinical practice to assess the cardiovascular risk of patients. In this paper, we compare four fully automated IMT measurement techniques
Jasjit, S.   +27 more
core   +1 more source

Carotid intima-media thickness in spondyloarthritis patients [PDF]

open access: yesSao Paulo Medical Journal, 2013
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Accelerated atherosclerosis has become a major problem in rheumatic inflammatory disease. The aim here was to analyze carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients and correlate this with clinical parameters and inflammatory markers.
Skare, Thelma Larocca   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Impact of Enhanced Lipid Peroxidation on Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness Ratio in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022
Objective: To determine the impact of increased lipid peroxidation on carotid intima media thickness ratio in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. Study Design: Comparative prospective study.
Sadia Rehman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Idiopathic Restless Leg Syndrome on Intima-media Thickness of Carotid Artery: A Case Control Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Biomedical Technologies, 2023
Purpose: Restless legs syndrome is claimed to be associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. Intima-media thickness has been reported to be the most valuable surrogate marker and predictor of atherosclerosis progression and upcoming ...
Mohamad Ghazanfari Hashemi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increased Carotid Thickness in Subjects with Recently-Diagnosed Diabetes from Rural Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
PMCID: PMC3423396This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
Tosi Daniele   +49 more
core   +1 more source

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