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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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Thyroid Function and Carotid Artery Intima - Media Thickness
Circulation Journal, 2007 n ...
DARDANO, ANGELA, MONZANI, FABIO
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European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Higher von Willebrand factor (VWF) levels and lower ADAMTS13 activity are linked to increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, but their association with atherosclerosis burden, a potential underlying mechanism, remains unclear.
Mitra Nekouei Shahraki +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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HIV Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor and has increased among people living with HIV. However, evidence on its association with HIV status remains inconsistent. This systematic review aimed to assess the association between HIV status and hypertension and to examine, through subgroup analyses, whether this association
Mariene Garcia Gomes +5 more
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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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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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Periodontal Medicine Rewired: Mechanisms Linking Periodontitis to Systemic Diseases
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.This review reorganizes decades of research in periodontal medicine into a multi‐dimensional framework, illustrating how periodontitis influences systemic health through at least seven interconnected mechanisms. ABSTRACT Periodontitis is now recognized not merely as a localized oral condition but as a systemic disease linked to over 70 communicable and
Mario Romandini +3 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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