Departments of 1General Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, 2Endocrinology,
3Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen …

The focus of food science and technology has shifted from previous goals of improving food
safety and enhancing food taste toward providing healthy and functional foods. Today's …

OBJECTIVE To use optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to determine
whether retinal microvascular parameters are associated with carotid arterial disease in …

Background Since studies of the relationship between carotid disease and diabetic
retinopathy (DR) have shown apparent inconsistencies, the aim of this study was to conduct …

Objectives We determined the gender-and age-specific normative values of carotid intima-
media thickness (IMT) in a healthy Korean population. We also present the mean age …

Purpose The objective of this study was to evaluate endothelial function and carotid intima
media thickness (CIMT) in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) without …

Introduction: The reduction in mortality due to prevention programmes observed in some
European countries is not currently reached in Hungary. Effective prevention is based on the …

Methods: In a pilot randomized control trial, the participants were randomized in to three
arms: standard care (STD), intensive lifestyle modification (ILSM) or ILSM and metformin …

This study aimed to gain insight into the underlying pathogenesis of erectile dysfunction in
young men under the age of 40 years without widely-known risk factors. Compared with …

Background Increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of subclinical
atherosclerosis, is an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events, and has been …