echocardiogram) may be expected to facilitate the identification of patients with chest pain of
an ischemic etiology (angina). In a patient presenting to the emergency department with …

Pignoli et al1 validated the concept that intima-media thickness (IMT), as measured by B-
mode ultrasound and applied either in vitro or in situ at the time of autopsy, reflected direct …

Background Intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and alcohol alter cardiovascular disease risk,
but their effect on subclinical atherosclerosis remains understudied. Objective The objective …

Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a critical complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM). Heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive tool to assess cardiac autonomic …

Biomarkers in medicine have gained immense scientific and clinical interest in recent years.
Biomarkers are potentially useful in the contexts of primary, secondary and tertiary …

Background Although recent animal studies have suggested that angiopoietin-like protein 2
(ANGPTL2), a novel inflammatory adipokine, is likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of …

Background The role of hypertension in the loss of cognitive function is controversial.
Relationships between hypertension and increases in cerebral vascular resistance, diffused …

Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with
atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The …

One or more embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of using pomegranate
extracts for treating diabetes related atherosclerotic complications in humans. The meth ods …

Background: People living with human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)(PLWH) are at an increased risk of cardiovascular …