Triglycerides-to-HDL ratio as a new marker of endothelial dysfunction in obese prepubertal children

T de Giorgis, ML Marcovecchio… - European journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective To investigate whether there is an association of the triglyceride-to-HDL
cholesterol (TG: HDL-C) ratio with cardiovascular risk factors and early signs of vascular …

Cardiovascular/stroke risk assessment in patients with erectile dysfunction—a role of carotid wall arterial imaging and plaque tissue characterization using artificial …

NN Khanna, M Maindarkar, A Saxena, P Ahluwalia… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The role of erectile dysfunction (ED) has recently shown an association with the
risk of stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) via the atherosclerotic pathway …

[HTML][HTML] 10 patients, 10 years–Long term follow-up of cardiovascular risk factors in Glut1 deficiency treated with ketogenic diet therapies: A prospective, multicenter …

N Heussinger, A Della Marina, A Beyerlein… - Clinical nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Summary Background and aims Glut1 Deficiency (Glut1D) is caused by impaired glucose
transport into brain. The resulting epileptic encephalopathy and movement disorders can be …

Ultrasound IMT measurement on a multi-ethnic and multi-institutional database: our review and experience using four fully automated and one semi-automated …

F Molinari, KM Meiburger, L Saba, UR Acharya… - Computer methods and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Automated and high performance carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) measurement is
gaining increasing importance in clinical practice to assess the cardiovascular risk of …

Relationship between inflammatory markers, oxidant–antioxidant status and intima-media thickness in prepubertal children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

L Breda, D Di Marzio, C Giannini, S Gaspari… - Clinical Research in …, 2013 - Springer
Objective To investigate the presence of possible early atherosclerotic changes in a group of
prepubertal children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to establish the potential …

Does the carotid bulb offer a better 10-year CVD/stroke risk assessment compared to the common carotid artery? A 1516 ultrasound scan study

V Viswanathan, AD Jamthikar, D Gupta… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The objectives of this study are to (1) examine the “10-year cardiovascular risk” in the
common carotid artery (CCA) versus carotid bulb using an integrated calculator called …

Heritability of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease and association with abnormal vascular parameters: a twin study

AD Tarnoki, DL Tarnoki, P Bata, L Littvay… - Liver …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been linked to increased
cardiovascular morbidity. However, genetic factors have an unclear role in this condition …

The role of carotid ultrasound in assessing carotid atherosclerosis in individuals at low-to-intermediate cardiovascular risk

B Coll, A Betriu, SB Feinstein, JM Valdivielso… - Revista Española de …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction and objectives Detection of carotid atherosclerosis might help to better identify
individuals susceptible to cardiovascular events. We aimed to quantify the number of …

Design and rationale of the INSYTE study: a randomised, placebo controlled study to test the efficacy of a synbiotic on liver fat, disease biomarkers and intestinal …

E Scorletti, PR Afolabi, EA Miles, DE Smith… - Contemporary clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a spectrum of fat-related
conditions ranging from simple fatty liver, to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis …

Identification of the BCAR1-CFDP1-TMEM170A Locus as a Determinant of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Coronary Artery Disease Risk

K Gertow, B Sennblad, RJ Strawbridge… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a widely accepted marker of
subclinical atherosclerosis. To date, large-scale investigations of genetic determinants of …