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Thickness of carotid intima and epicardial fat in rosacea: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017
: Background: Rosacea is a chronic facial skin disease associated with excessive inflammatory response to various triggers. Although some studies have supported the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in rosacea, it has not been completely ...
Asli Akin Belli, Ilknur Altun, Ibrahim Altun   +2 more
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Associations between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness disappear after adjustment for shared risk factors: the KORA F4 study. [PDF]

, 2012
The association between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is considered to be established knowledge. We aimed to assess whether associations between different measures of glycaemia and CIMT are actually independent of anthropometric
Ebert, Nina, Koenig, Wolfgang, Kowall, Bernd, Meisinger, Christa, Rathmann, Wolfgang, Seissler, Jochen, Then, Cornelia, Thiery, Joachim   +7 more
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Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2021
Objectives: To assess Carotid artery intima-media thickness in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Study design and setting: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Medicine, CMH Quetta from June 2018 to May 2019 ...
Sadia Shahid, Abdul Latif Khattak, Karamat Hussain Shah Bukhari, Raffi Uddin, Raees Iqbal Khan   +4 more
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A practical protocol to measure common carotid artery intima-media thickness

Clinics, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To describe and test a practical protocol to measure common carotid intima-media thickness that uses the combined values of two longitudinal examination angles to increase sensitivity.
Ivan Benaduce Casella, Calógero Presti, Rina Maria Pereira Porta, Cláudio Rogério Donmarco Sabbag, Maria Alice Bosch, Yumiko Yamazaki   +5 more
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in HIV-Infected Adults Occurs Preferentially at the Carotid Bifurcation and Is Predicted by Inflammation. [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundShear stress gradients and inflammation have been causally associated with atherosclerosis development in carotid bifurcation regions. The mechanism underlying higher levels of carotid intima-media thickness observed among HIV-infected ...
Bolger, Ann F, Deeks, Steven G, Ganz, Peter, Hsue, Priscilla Y, Hunt, Peter W, Kalapus, SC, Maka, Kristinalisa, Martin, Jeffrey N, Scherzer, Rebecca, Schnell, Amanda   +9 more
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque [PDF]

, 2011
Carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaque determined by ultrasonography are established measures of subclinical atherosclerosis that each predicts future cardiovascular disease events.
A Dehghan, Aaron Isaacs, Abbas Dehghan, AD Johnson, AD Johnson, Afshin Parsa, Alan R Shuldiner, Albert Hofman, Albert V Smith, AM Bennet, Andre Uitterlinden, Andreas Ziegler, Angelo Scuteri, Anne B Newman, Arne Schillert, Ben Oostra, BM Psaty, Bolli Thorsson, Braxton D Mitchell, Bruce M Psaty, C Meisinger, C Sabatti, Caroline Hayward, Caroline S Fox, Charles C White, Christa Meisinger, Christie Ballantyne, Christopher J O'Donnell, Cornelia van Duijn, CS Fox, D Lloyd-Jones, D Wang, Daniel H O'Leary, David J Couper, DI Chasman, DI Chasman, E Falk, EB Mathiesen, Edward G Lakatta, Eran Halperin, Eric Boerwinkle, Eva-Maria Stoegerer, Fernando Rivadeneira, Florian Ernst, Georg Homuth, Gerardo Heiss, Gianluca Usala, Gonçalo R Abecasis, Gudny Eiriksdottir, H Erich Wichmann, H Schunkert, H Yasuda, Helena Schmidt, Henry Völzke, Hugh S Markus, Jacqueline Witteman, James F Wilson, Jan Lüdemann, Jennifer E Huffman, Jens Baumert, Jerome I Rotter, JH Stein, Joachim Thiery, Jochen Seissler, Jorma Viikari, Joseph F Polak, Joshua C Bis, K Stark, K Yuan, Kari North, Katja E Petrovic, Kenneth Rice, Kent Taylor, L Adrienne Cupples, L Paternoster, Leena Peltonen, Lenore J Launer, M Kolz, M Oguri, Manuela Uda, Marco Orru, Marcus Dörr, Maryam Kavousi, Matthias Sitzer, Mika Kähönen, Muredach P Reilly, MW Lorenz, N Soranzo, Nora Franceschini, Norman Klopp, Olli Raitakari, P Greenland, Philip A Wolf, Philipp S Wild, R Nakov, R Ross, Ralph B D'Agostino, Ravi Kumar Chilukoti, Reinhold Schmidt, Renate B Schnabel, S Kathiresan, S Kathiresan, Sekar Kathiresan, Serena Sanna, Serkalem Demissie, SH Johnsen, Stefan Blankenberg, Steve Bevan, Susan R Heckbert, T Rahman, TA Manolio, Tamara B Harris, Tanja Zeller, Terho Lehtimäki, Thomas Illig, Thomas Münzel, Thor Aspelund, Ulf Schminke, V Nambi, Vijay Nambi, Vilmundur Gudnason, W Insull Jr., Wendy S Post, Wolfgang Koenig, Wolfgang Rathmann, Xia Li, XZ Zhou, YS Aulchenko, Yu-Ching Cheng   +128 more
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Relationship between carotid intima-media thickness, physical activity, sleep quality, metabolic/inflamatory profile, body fatness, smoking and alcohol consumption in young adults

Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2017
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, Bruna Camilo Turi-Lynch, Fabio Santos de Lira, Jamile Sanches Codogno, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes, Manoel Carlos Spiguel de Lima, Aristides Machado-Rodrigues, Han C. G. Kemper   +7 more
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Femoral Artery Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Physical Function Across the Spectrum of the Ankle-Brachial Index: The San Diego Population Study. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundThe ankle-brachial index (ABI) is inadequate to detect early-stage atherosclerotic disease, when interventions to prevent functional decline may be the most effective.
Allison, Matthew A, Barinas-Mitchell, Emma, Criqui, Michael H, Denenberg, Julie O, Ellis, Alicia M, Forbang, Nketi I, Ix, Joachim H, Jenny, Nancy S, Marasco, Antoinette M, McQuaide, Belinda J, Rifkin, Dena E, Suder, Natalie C, Wassel, Christina L   +12 more
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Analysis of cardiovascular risk and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with psoriasis, [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020
Background: Psoriasis is associated with atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular risk. Currently, an automated ultrasound, called quantitative intima media thickness, has proven to be a useful method to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis ...
Elaine Cristina Faria Abrahão-Machado, José Alexandre Mendonça, Ana Carolina Belini Bazán Arruda, Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, Marcel Alex Soares dos Santos   +4 more
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Carotid, aorta and renal arteries intima-media thickness in patients with sporadic idiopathic hypoparathyroidism

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015
Background: Alteration in homeostasis of calcium, phosphate and parathyroid hormone (PTH) predispose to vascular calcification that increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The data on this aspect are scarce in patients with sporadic
Deshraj Meena, Mahesh Prakash, Yashdeep Gupta, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Niranjan Khandelwal   +4 more
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