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Associations of Perirenal Fat Thickness with Renal and Systemic Calcified Atherosclerosis. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundWe investigated associations between perirenal fat thickness and atherosclerotic calcification in six different vascular beds.MethodsUsing a community-based cohort (n=3,919), perirenal fat thickness was estimated from computed tomography scans.
Allison, Matthew A, Criqui, Michael H, Denenberg, Julie O, Koo, Bo Kyung, Wright, C Michael   +4 more
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Npp1 promotes atherosclerosis in ApoE knockout mice. [PDF]

, 2011
Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1) generates inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)), a physiologic inhibitor of hydroxyapatite deposition.
Nitschke, Yvonne, Rutsch, Frank, Terkeltaub, Robert, Weissen-Plenz, Gabriele   +3 more
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Impact of vascular calcification on cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients: clinical significance, mechanisms and possible strategies for treatment

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2017
Vascular calcification has now been recognized as a major problem in dialysis patients because of its strong influence on the prognosis. Along with the regulatory failure of calcification-inhibitory system, active phenotypic change of vascular smooth ...
Takayasu Ohtake, Shuzo Kobayashi
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Mechanisms of Vascular Calcification: The Pivotal Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4 [PDF]

Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016
Vascular calcification, abnormal mineralization of the vessel wall, is frequently associated with aging, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease.
Jaechan Leem, In-Kyu Lee
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Influence of FOSL1 Inhibition on Vascular Calcification and ROS Generation through Ferroptosis via P53-SLC7A11 Axis

Biomedicines, 2023
Background: Vascular calcification during aging is highly prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease; however, there is still no improvement in clarifying the development of vascular calcification.
Sisi Shao, Yaoxin Liu, Wanzi Hong, Yuanxi Mo, Fen Shu, Lei Jiang, Ning Tan   +6 more
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MGP T-138C Polymorphism (TT Genotype) is Associated with Vascular Calcification Incidence in Indonesian Regular Hemodialysis Patients

Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2020
BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification contributes greatly to the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Previously, vascular calcification was considered as a passive process caused by the mineral deposition from the circulation.
Muhammad Hanif Wibowo, Riri Andri Muzasti, Syafrizal Nasution   +2 more
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Calcification of Synthetic Vascular Grafts: A Systematic Review

EJVES Vascular Forum, 2023
Objective: Calcification of vascular grafts, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) grafts may contribute to graft failure, but is under reported.
Anne Lejay, Bogdan Bratu, Salomé Kuntz, Nicole Neumann, Frederic Heim, Nabil Chakfé   +5 more
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Cerebral Microbleeds in a Stroke Prevention Clinic. [PDF]

, 2019
The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a stroke clinic in stroke prevention and progression of cerebral microbleeds (CMB). We conducted a retrospective observational study of patients who visited a stroke clinic between January ...
Chang, Peter, Cho, A-Hyun, Chow, Daniel, Fisher, Mark, Floriolli, David, Paganini-Hill, Annlia, Shah, Krunal, Wadi, Lara   +7 more
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Coronary atherosclerosis scoring with semiquantitative CCTA risk scores for prediction of major adverse cardiac events: Propensity score-based analysis of diabetic and non-diabetic patients. [PDF]

, 2020
AIMS:We aimed to compare semiquantitative coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) risk scores - which score presence, extent, composition, stenosis and/or location of coronary artery disease (CAD) - and their prognostic value between patients ...
Achenbach, Stephan, Al-Mallah, Mouaz H, Andreini, Daniele, Bax, Jeroen J, Berman, Daniel S, Budoff, Matthew J, Cademartiri, Filippo, Callister, Tracy Q, Chang, Hyuk-Jae, Chinnaiyan, Kavitha, Chow, Benjamin JW, Cury, Ricardo C, de Araújo Gonçalves, Pedro, DeLago, Augustin, Dimitriu-Leen, Aukelien C, Feuchtner, Gudrun, Gransar, Heidi, Hadamitzky, Martin, Hausleiter, Joerg, Jones, Erica C, Kaufmann, Philipp A, Kim, Yong-Jin, Leipsic, Jonathon A, Lin, Fay Y, Lu, Yao, Maffei, Erica, Marques, Hugo, Min, James K, Peña, Jessica M, Pontone, Gianluca, Raff, Gilbert L, Rubinshtein, Ronen, Scholte, Arthur JHA, Shaw, Leslee J, Smit, Jeff M, van den Hoogen, Inge J, van Rosendael, Alexander R, Villines, Todd C   +37 more
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The role of sacubitril/valsartan in abnormal renal function patients combined with heart failure: a meta-analysis and systematic analysis

Renal Failure
Aims This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of sacubitril/valsartan in abnormal renal function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73m2) patients combined with heart failure based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies.Methods ...
Xinyue Yang, Jingjing Jin, Meijuan Cheng, Jinsheng Xu, Yaling Bai   +4 more
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