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Smoking affects gene expression in blood of patients with ischemic stroke. [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectiveThough cigarette smoking (CS) is a well-known risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS), there is no data on how CS affects the blood transcriptome in IS patients.MethodsWe recruited IS-current smokers (IS-SM), IS-never smokers (IS-NSM), control ...
Ander, Bradley P, Cheng, Xiyuan, Ferino, Eva, Hull, Heather, Jickling, Glen C, Sharp, Frank R, Stamova, Boryana   +6 more
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Endothelial function assessment in atherosclerosis: Comparison of brachial artery flow‑mediated vasodilation and peripheral arterial tonometry [PDF]

, 2013
INTRODUCTION Endothelial dysfunction, characterized by the loss of nitric oxide bioavailability, is a key element in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and an important prognostic factor in cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the development of reliable,
Czesnikiewicz-Guzik, Marta, Guzik, Tomasz J., Ignacak, Adam, Jasiewicz‑Honkisz, Barbara, Matusik, Paweł, Nowakowski, Daniel, Osmenda, Grzegorz, Wilk, Grzegorz   +7 more
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Lipoprotein(a) in children and adolescents with genetically confirmed familial hypercholesterolemia followed up at a specialized lipid clinic

Atherosclerosis Plus
Background and aim: Many children with an FH mutation also exhibit elevated lipoprotein(a) levels, which is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Anja K. Johansen, Martin P. Bogsrud, Magne Thoresen, Jacob J. Christensen, Ingunn Narverud, Gisle Langslet, Tone Svilaas, Kjetil Retterstøl, Kirsten B. Holven   +8 more
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Prevalence of Severe Hypercholesterolemia and Familial Hypercholesterolemia Phenotype in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death and disability around the world. Hypercholesterolemia is an established and widely prevalent risk factor; however, the prevalence of severe ...
Urtė Aliošaitienė, Aleksandras Laucevičius, Urtė Smailytė, Egidija Rinkūnienė, Roma Puronaitė, Jūratė Barysienė, Žaneta Petrulionienė   +6 more
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Childhood Obesity and Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Genetic Diseases that Contribute to Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]

, 2014
Childhood obesity occurs as the result of an imbalance between caloric intake and energy expenditure. Genetic risk factors for obesity have become an area of research due to its permanency.
Caudle, Alyssa
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Three patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Genomic sequencing and kindred analysis. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundHomozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is an inherited recessive condition associated with extremely high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in affected individuals.
Balamir, Melek, Chu, Catherine, Gonzaludo, Nina, Grenville, Zoe, Kane, John P, Kwok, Pui-Yan, Lao, Richard, Levy-Sakin, Michal, Ma, Walfred, Mak, Angel CY, Malloy, Mary J, Poon, Annie, Pullinger, Clive R, Vaka, Dedeepya, Wong, Karen HY, Wong, Nicolas   +15 more
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The temporal trends and short‐ and long‐term mortality of people with acute myocardial infarction and rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Aims We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analysed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalised with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the MINAP registry, linked ...
Megan Butler, Nicholas Weight, Muhammad Rashid, Rodrigo Bagur, Purvi Parwani, Samantha Hider, Edward Roddy, Robert Butler, Mamas A Mamas   +8 more
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Assessing the effect of statins in lowering the risk of stroke and preventing cerebral ischemia in patients with hypercholesterolemia [PDF]

, 2017
Numerous analyses have explored the role of statins in reducing stroke incidence, reducing cerebral ischemia in hypercholesterolemic patients, and preventing ischemic stroke.
AlSulaiman, Wafa
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Non-AIDS-related comorbidities in people living with HIV-1 aged 50 years and older: The AGING POSITIVE study. [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the profile of non-AIDS-related comorbidities (NARC) in the older HIV-1-infected population and to explore the factors associated with multiple NARC.
Abreu, R, Almeida, J, Castro, R, Coutinho, D, Lino, S, Lopes, MJ, Maltez, F, Mansinho, K, Miranda, AC, Neves, I, Pacheco, P, Piñero, C, Pássaro, L, Sarmento, E, Serrão, R, Tavares, AP, Velez, J   +16 more
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Familial hypercholesterolemia

Indian Heart Journal
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic disorder of autosomal inheritance associated with elevated LDL-cholesterol. It is estimated to affect 1:250 individuals in general population roughly estimated to be 5 million in India. The prevalence of FH is higher in young CAD patients (
J.P.S. Sawhney, Kushal Madan
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