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Ultrasound Evaluation of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Children

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, 2015
The purpose of this study was to assess the association with automated US measurements of carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) with anthropometric, laboratory data and ultrasonographic measurements of fat, in order to identify potential markers that could be used to prevent the development and progression of cardiovascular pathology in ...
Matias Epifanio, Matteo Baldisserotto, Edgar Enrique Sarria Icaza, Arthur Lazaretti, Rita Mattiello   +4 more
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Flow mediated vasodilation compared with carotid intima media thickness in the evaluation of early cardiovascular damage in menopausal women and the influence of biological and psychosocial factors

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Women after menopause increase risk for cardiovascular disease and several factors may be related. The purpose was to study biological and psychosocial factors associated with early cardiovascular damage in pre- and postmenopausal women ...
Mauricio Sanchez-Barajas, Lorena del Rocio Ibarra-Reynoso, Marco Antonio Ayala-Garcia, Juan Manuel Malacara   +3 more
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Carotid intima-media thickness as a surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease in diabetes

, 2011
Latika Sibal1, Sharad C Agarwal2, Philip D Home21Wolfson Diabetes and Endocrine Clinic, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; 2Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKBackground: Diabetes mellitus is ...
Sharad C Agarwal, Latika Sibal, Philip D Home   +2 more
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Metabolic Syndrome Defined by Idf and Aha/Nhlbi Correlates Better to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Than That Defined by Ncep Atp Iii and Who

, 2011
Aims: We conducted this study to compare the relationships between subclinical atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome ( MS) defined by four definitions in Chinese subjects. Methods: In 2006-2007, we enrolled 140 Chinese subjects without reported diabetes
MA, WEN-YA;LI, HUNG-YUAN;HUNG, CHI-SHENG;LIN, MAO-SHIN;CHIU, FU-CHUN;LIN, CHENG-HSIN;SHIH, SHYANG-RONG;CHUANG, LEE-MING;WEI, JUNG-NAN, 馬文雅;李弘元;洪啟盛;林茂欣;邱富群;林正欣;施翔蓉;莊立民;魏榮男   +1 more
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Measurement of the Common Carotid Arteries Intima-Media Thickness by Ultrasonography in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2014
Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disabling disease affecting articular and extra articular organs and one of these important organs is cardiovascular system which its involvement is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality of ...
Raouf Rahim Merza, Salah Muhammed Fateh, Hawar Ali Ehsan   +2 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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Early structural and functional changes of the vasculature in HIV-infected children: Impact of disease and antiretroviral therapy [PDF]

, 2005
Background - Premature cardiovascular disease is increasingly recognized in HIV-infected patients, but the mechanisms involved are unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) on markers
Clapson, Margaret, Halcox, Julian P., Donald, Ann E., Green, H, Halcox, JP, Deanfield, John E., Muriel Caslake, Charakida, M, Klein, Nigel J., Clapson, M, Caslake, M, Gibb, Diana M., Dunn, DT, Storry, C, Margaret Clapson, David T. Dunn, Clare Storry, Donald, AE, In Hiv-infected Children, Storry, Clare, Hannah Green, Green, Hannah, Diana M. Gibb, Nigel J. Klein, Gibb, DM, Klein, NJ, Deanfield, JE, Charakida, Marietta, Julian P. Halcox, Marietta Charakida, Caslake, Muriel, Ann E. Donald, Dunn, David T., John E. Deanfield   +33 more
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Evaluation of serum homocysteine level and its relation with carotid intima-media thickness in patients of chronic kidney disease

, 2017
Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The intima-media thickness (IMT) is the best-studied sonographic marker for early atherosclerotic vascular wall lesions ...
Shivraj Goyal, Deepak Jain, Hari Krishan Aggarwal, Jyotsana Sen, Shashi Seth   +4 more
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Hormone therapy and carotid intima-media thickness [PDF]

Menopause, 2018
Chrisandra L, Shufelt, C Noel Bairey, Merz   +1 more
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Measurements of carotid intima-media thickness and carotid arterial stiffness.

, 2014
A). Carotid intima-media thickness is assessed at 1-cm segment 1 cm proximal to the inferior end of carotid bulb using Radiofrequency-based Quality Intima-Media Thickness. B).
Shea Ping Yip (154416), Dora L. W. Kwong (166235), Michael Ying (680793), Chuang Yuan (501599), Vincent W. C. Wu (680792)   +4 more
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