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Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness as a Marker of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Adolescents With Severe Haemophilia

open access: yesHaemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The clinical focus of haemophilia has expanded beyond bleeding outcomes to encompass long‐term comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it remains unclear when vascular changes begin in this population. Carotid intima‐media thickness (cIMT), a validated, non‐invasive marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, may ...
Alyson Trillo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circulating miRNA levels differ with respect to carotid plaque characteristics and symptom occurrence in patients with carotid artery stenosis and provide information on future cardiovascular events [PDF]

open access: gold, 2018
Rafał Badacz   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

The causal effects of hypothyroidism on cardiovascular disease: Bidirectional and multivariable Mendelian randomization study

open access: yesJournal of Diabetes Investigation, EarlyView.
Our study suggests bidirectional causal associations between hypothyroidism and both coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). Moreover, hypothyroidism contributes to an increased risk of peripheral atherosclerosis (PAS). ABSTRACT Background Whether hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are causally related remains ...
Xuan Bai, Mengyi Sun, Xu Han
wiley   +1 more source

Patient Experiences of Receiving Stroke Discharge Information in Accordance With Preferences

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To examine survivors' experiences of discharge information including risk communication after hospitalisation for a stroke and the characteristics associated with receiving information in accordance with their preferences. Background With advances in acute stroke care and an ageing population, the number of survivors of stroke is ...
Kristy Fakes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conicity index and sex differences in relation to carotid plaque instability in Chinese community residents

open access: yesJournal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Objectives: The conicity index (CI), an anthropometric parameter of visceral obesity, has exhibited a strong correlation with the incidence of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events.
Bi Deng, MD   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carotid atherosclerotic plaques standardised uptake values: software challenges and reproducibility [PDF]

open access: gold, 2017
Nicola Giannotti   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

Prevalence and determinants of carotid plaque in the cross-sectional REFINE-Reykjavik study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2016
Objective Carotid plaque and intima-media thickness are non-invasive arterial markers that are used as surrogate end points for cardiovascular disease. The aim was to assess the prevalence and severity of carotid plaque, and examine its determinant risk ...
Ran Sturlaugsdottir   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study re‐examination: Rationale, design, methods, and management of incidental findings

open access: yesJournal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To describe the rationale, design and data collection procedures of the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) re‐examination, which, in its further scope, aims to quantify and explain the development of atherosclerosis, pathological cardiovascular ageing, longitudinal decline in lung function and the malignant ...
Elin Good   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between sarcopenia and carotid plaque risk in post⁃menopausal women

open access: yesHuli yanjiu
ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between sarcopenia and the risk of carotid plaque in postmenopausal women.MethodsA total of 527 postmenopausal women who underwent physical examination in the health examination center of Huadong Sanatorium from ...
GE Lingxia   +5 more
doaj  

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