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PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundSeveral previous epidemiologic studies have shown that high blood levels of carotenoids may be protective against early atherosclerosis, but results have been inconsistent.
Jouni Karppi +4 more
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The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016 Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the association of hearing impairment with carotid intima-media thickness and subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
Hector MACIAS-REYES +9 more
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness as Surrogate for and Predictor of CVD
Global Heart, 2016 Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a noninvasive measurement of the artery wall thickness, inclusive of atherosclerotic plaque, obtained using ultrasound imaging. In the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) study, IMT measurements are used as a surrogate for subclinical cardiovascular disease and as a variable predictive of ...
Polak, Joseph F., O’Leary, Daniel H.
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Serum Uric Acid as a Potential Concomitant with Carotid Atherosclerosis
Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2016 Background: Common carotid intima-media thickness (CC-IMT) measured by ultrasonography as a non-invasive method is nowadays known as a marker for early atherosclerosis. Objectives: Survey the relationship between serum uric acid and carotid intima-media
Seyed-Ali Roudbary +3 more
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17. CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN A LARGE COHORT STUDY AND REALLY NORMAL SUBJECTS
Artery Research, 2009 Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been widely used as a surrogate of early atherosclerosis. However, the characteristics of patients in cohort-based studies of carotid IMT are very heterogeneous. We evaluated the carotid intima, media,
Woo-Baek Chung +11 more
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Red blood cell distribution width as a prognostic marker of mortality in patients on chronic dialysis: a single center, prospective longitudinal study [PDF]
, 2013 Aim To determine if red cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with all-cause mortality in patients on chronic dialysis and to evaluate its prognostic value among validated prognostic biomarkers.
Vladimira Vuletić +13 more
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The ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio, the carotid intima-media THICKNESS AND its possible relationship
Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2015 The ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio and the carotid intima media thickness are markers of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk. Objective: To determinate the ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio, the carotid intima media thickness and its possible relationship in the health area ...
Yanela Yordanka Ortega Torres +5 more
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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 +4 more
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Cooking fuels use and carotid intima-media thickness during early pregnancy of women in Myanmar
, 2020 Background Fuels burned in households for cooking cause indoor air pollution, exposing those who are cooking. Despite the mounting evidence of the effects of fuels use on health, few studies focus on the effect of cooking fuels have on carotid intima ...
Taneepanichskul, Nutta, Min, Myo
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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 +6 more
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