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Evaluation of the relationship between erectile dysfunction and epicardial fat tissue thickness and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2020
Objective: This study is an investigation of the relationship between erectile dysfunction and epicardial adipose tissue and carotid intima-media thickness, which are indicators of endothelial dysfunction and subclinical atherosclerosis, in patients with
Davut Karakurt, Hüseyin Ede, Yasar Turan, Abdullah Gürel, İsa Ardahanlı, Taner Sarak   +5 more
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Birth Weight and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness [PDF]

The Journal of Pediatrics, 2013
To determine the association between birth weight and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), a measure of atherogenesis, in a population of 11-year-old children.CIMT measured by high-resolution ultrasound, and birth registry data were available for 670 children of the Southern California Children's Health Study.
Dratva, Julia, Breton, Carrie V., Hodis, Howard N., Mack, Wendy J., Salam, Muhammad T., Zemp, Elisabeth, Gilliland, Frank, Kuenzli, Nino, Avol, Ed   +8 more
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Silk Fibroin for Cardiovascular Medical Devices: Review of Material Properties, Applications, and Clinical Potential

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Silk fibroin is an attractive natural biomaterial that can be engineered into diverse cardiovascular constructs, including vascular grafts, cardiac patches, heart valves, and stent coatings. Its tunable biological and mechanical properties have driven substantial preclinical progress; however, widespread clinical translation in cardiovascular ...
Mahsa Haghighattalab, Matt Govendir, Kristina Andelovic, Zachary Och, Fatemeh Karimi, Munira Xaymardan, Tomasz Jungst, Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina, Nona Farbehi   +8 more
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Relationship between Dietary Intake and Body Composition with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2017
Background: Population-based studies in many countries have shown that carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has a positive relationship with stroke. Some studies have suggested that many of the foods or body composition have effect on the risk of stroke.
Asefeh Kiani, Fariborz Khorvash, Akbar Hasanzadeh, Gholamreza Askari   +3 more
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Long-term use of first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy is not associated with carotid artery stiffness in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Objective: To evaluate whether or not highly active antiretroviral therapy is associated with carotid artery stiffness in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in Henan Province, China.
Haohui Zhu, Jianjun Yuan, Yisa Wang, Fan Gao, Xiao Wang, Changhua Wei, Jiyun Chen, Xiaohui Fan, Mei Zhang   +8 more
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Cardiac morphological and morphometric analysis of Ardea alba

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed heron species whose cardiovascular morphology remains poorly described. This study aimed to characterize the cardiac morphology and morphometry of adult A. alba. Ten specimens were analyzed using radiographic, morphometric, histological, scanning electron microscopy, and three‐dimensional ...
Julia Vaz Feio, Max Alex Santos Ferreira, Elane Guerreiro Giese, Érika Branco, Antônio Basílio Guerreiro Junior, Ana Rita de Lima   +5 more
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Impact of Obesity in Intima Media Thickness of Carotid Arteries [PDF]

Obesity, 2006
AbstractObjective: To explore differences in intima media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries induced by differences in BMI.Research Methods and Procedures: Data from 3173 consecutive subjects, who were referred to our Hypertension Center from 1998 to 2004, were reviewed.
Kotsis, V.T., Stabouli, S.V., Papamichael, C.M., Zakopoulos, N.A.   +3 more
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The Effect of the MTHFR C677T Genotype Polymorphism on the Efficacy of Folic Acid Treatment for Hyperhomocysteinemia and Cardiovascular Endothelial Function

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
Flowchart of patient enrollment. ABSTRACT Background Cardiovascular disease remains a major public health burden. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T genotype on folic acid treatment response and cardiovascular endothelial function in patients with hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy).
Xiaohui Dou, Xijuan Zhang, Liang Zeng, Liheng Zeng, Xiaoyan Hu, Xuhong Jiang, Yahui Wan, Mingxia Ge, Xiaoyan Huang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carotid Atherosclerosis and Cerebral Microbleeds: The Framingham Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016
BackgroundCarotid atherosclerosis is associated with subclinical ischemic cerebrovascular disease, but its role in hemorrhage‐prone small vessel disease—represented by cerebral microbleed (CMB)—is unclear, although vascular risk factors underlie both ...
José R. Romero, Sarah R. Preis, Alexa Beiser, Charles DeCarli, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Philip A. Wolf, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Joseph F. Polak, Sudha Seshadri   +8 more
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Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: Literature review and red‐flag symptom clusters for each cardiology specialty

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 955-967, April 2025.
Abstract Wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM) is a progressive and infiltrative cardiac disorder that may cause fatal consequences if left untreated. The estimated survival time from diagnosis is approximately 3–6 years. Because of the non‐specificity of initial symptom manifestation and insufficient awareness among treating ...
Yasuhiro Izumiya, Toru Kubo, Jin Endo, Seiji Takashio, Masatoshi Minamisawa, Jun Hamada, Tomonori Ishii, Hajime Abe, Hiroaki Konishi, Kenichi Tsujita   +9 more
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