The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured at
the ankle to that measured at the brachial artery. Originally described by Winsor1 in 1950 …

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a collection of cardiometabolic risk factors that includes obesity,
insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Although there has been significant …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is well-recognized as a sensitive biomarker of inflammation.
Association of elevations in plasma/serum CRP level with disease state has received …

The prototypic acute-phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) has long been recognized as
a useful marker and gauge of inflammation. CRP also plays an important role in host …

Metabolic syndrome is associated with abdominal obesity, blood lipid disorders,
inflammation, insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, and increased risk of developing …

Ankle Brachial Index Combined with Framingham Risk Score to Predict Cardiovascular Events
and Mortality: A Meta-analysis - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated that a soluble urokinase‐type
plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) plays an essential function in leukocytes and …

Morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is exceedingly high worldwide.
Depressive illness is a serious psychiatric illness that afflicts a significant portion of the world …

Recent investigations of atherosclerosis have focused on inflammation, providing new
insight into mechanisms of disease. Inflammatory cytokines involved in vascular …

Thus, the task of writing Guidelines or Expert Consensus Documents covers not only the
integration of the most recent research, but also the creation of educational tools and …