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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Elementary School Children in East of Iran [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2015 Introduction: Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in children and adolescents is becoming a global public health concern. MS tracks into adulthood increasing the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases.
Mahmoud Zardast +5 more
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The Prevalence of High Blood Pressure Among Children aged 11-18 Years in Birjand District, Eastern Iran in 2012: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
International Journal of School Health, 2014 Background: High blood pressure is a health problem in children. Adolescents with high blood pressure are more likely to become adults with hypertension.
Fatemeh Taheri +5 more
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Prevalence of Noncommunicable Diseases’ Risk Factors Among Secondary School Students in Eastern Iran in 2013 [PDF]
International Journal of School Health, 2016 Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main causes of mortality and disability in the world. In order for a campaign against NCDs’ risk factors it is necessary to estimate the extent of their prevalence for their decrease through appropriate
Elaheh Yari +4 more
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European Heart Journal, 2020 Aims Despite the effects of statins in reducing cardiovascular events and slowing progression of coronary atherosclerosis, significant cardiovascular (CV) risk remains.
M. Budoff +11 more
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Characterization of gut microbiota in adults with coronary atherosclerosis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Cardiovascular disease, which is mainly caused by coronary atherosclerosis, is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Gut microbiota likely play an important role in coronary atherosclerosis.
Yu Dong +9 more
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Exercise and Coronary Atherosclerosis
Circulation, 2020 Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Physical activity and exercise training are effective strategies for reducing the risk of cardiovascular events, but multiple studies have reported an increased prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis,
V. L. Aengevaeren +7 more
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Effect of Glucose Levels on Cardiovascular Risk
Cells, 2022 Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death and disability. The development of cardiovascular diseases is traditionally associated with various risk factors, most of which are somehow related to an unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, obesity ...
Anastasia V. Poznyak +4 more
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Single-Input Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography Through a Catheter [PDF]
Biomed. Opt. Express 14, 4609-4626 (2023), 2023 Intravascular polarimetry with catheter-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) complements the high-resolution structural tomograms of OCT with morphological contrast available through polarimetry. Its clinical translation has been complicated by the need for modification of conventional OCT hardware to enable polarimetric ...
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The Relationship Between Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome in Children [PDF]
International Journal of School Health, 2017 Background: With respect to the increased prevalence of fatty liver and its development at young age in the Iranian population, as well as the importance of prevention and control of its related factors, the current study aimed to explore the ...
Kokab Namakin +3 more
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Homocysteine and coronary atherosclerosis
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1996 Homocysteine is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. An understanding of its metabolism and of the importance of vitamins B6 and B12 and folate as well as enzyme levels in its regulation will aid the development of therapeutic strategies that, by lowering circulating concentrations, may also lower risk.
Killian Robinson +2 more
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