Leptin, an adipokine that is implicated in the control of food intake via appetite suppression,
may also stimulate oxidative stress, inflammation, thrombosis, arterial stiffness …

Obesity as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) leads to an
increase in morbidity, mortality, and a shortening of life span. The changes in heart structure …

Accelerated early growth and early timing of puberty or pubertal variant have been noticed
as risk factors for metabolic syndrome, more frequently observed in children born small for …

Background The aim of this study was to assess clinical and echographic markers of
cardiovascular dysfunction in infants born small for gestational age (SGA) compared to a …

Objective: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) is suggested to play a role in the
development of cardiovascular disease. In adolescents it is correlated with BMI z-score …

Reaven has defined metabolic syndrome (at that time,“syndrome X”) as a clustering of risk
factors for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes that include elevated glucose …

The most important clinical features of aortic dissection (AD) are its acute onset, rapid
progress, and high fatality rate. The exact pathogenesis of AD is unclear, and the focus of …

Introduction Systemic chronic inflammation (SCI) is implicated in the aetiology of life-limiting
diseases in later life, such as cancer, T2 diabetes and mental health disorders. However …

O baixo peso ao nascer tem sido associado com maior mortalidade e risco de doenças
cardiovasculares ateroscleróticas no adulto, mas a relação do peso ao nascer com …

objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the CIMT in diabetics and non-diabetics
and correlation with age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and lipid profile. Materials and …