Background Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection affects ≈4.4 billion people worldwide. Several studies suggest that this pathogen impacts the digestive system, causing diverse and severe conditions, and results in extragastrointestinal disorders ...
Orsolya Anna Simon +9 more
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Ultrasound measurements of carotid intima-media thickness and plaque in HIV-infected patients on the Mediterranean diet [PDF]
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
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Automated IMT estimation and BMI correlation using a low-quality carotid ultrasound image database from India. [PDF]
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
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Master Athletes [PDF]
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
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25-hydroxyvitamin D is lower in deprived groups, but is not associated with carotid intima media thickness or plaques: results from pSoBid [PDF]
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
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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
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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]
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
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Carotid intima-media thickness in spondyloarthritis patients [PDF]
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
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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal
Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra +3 more
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