Background: The role of platelet activation and endothelial cell damage in the pathogenesis
of atherosclerosis was investigated. Methods: Flow-cytometric detection of platelet activity …

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common condition with high morbidity. While
measurement of tissue oxygen saturation (S t O 2) has been demonstrated, this is the first …

Background The aim of the study was to examine, by measurement of specific indicators of
free radical‐mediated oxidation of LDL, whether there is evidence of increased in vivo …

Retinopathy is a typical microvascular complication of diabetes and is mainly caused by
hyperglycemia. Cardiovascular (CV) diseases, such as coronary artery disease and stroke …

Interactions between peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and those within plaques
are suggested to be pathophysiologically relevant to lipid-induced arteriosclerosis. In this …

Background The relationships between inflammatory indexes and atherosclerosis as well as
those between blood lipid indexes and atherosclerosis have been widely studied, but the …

Background: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is being actively studied as a
biomarker in various cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The aim of this study was to conduct a …

High-density lipoproteins (HDL) play an important role in the prevention of atherosclerosis.
The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between serum HDL-C concentration …

Exercise is associated with changes in lipids that may protect against coronary heart
disease (CHD). In this study of 28 triathletes, we analyzed acute changes in serum lipid and …

Measures of arterial elasticity have been proposed as surrogate markers for asymptomatic
atherosclerosis. We investigated the relations of serum lipoproteins, oxidized low-density …