Endothelial activation, inflammation and premature atherosclerosis in children with familial dyslipidemia

O Guardamagna, F Abello, P Saracco, V Baracco… - Atherosclerosis, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Prospective studies demonstrated an increased cardiovascular risk in
subjects with high levels of either the endothelial-platelet activation marker P-selectin or …

Accurate cloud-based smart IMT measurement, its validation and stroke risk stratification in carotid ultrasound: A web-based point-of-care tool for multicenter clinical …

L Saba, SK Banchhor, HS Suri, ND Londhe… - Computers in biology …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study presents AtheroCloud™-a novel cloud-based smart carotid intima-media
thickness (cIMT) measurement tool using B-mode ultrasound for stroke/cardiovascular risk …

Effect of vascular risk factors on increase in carotid and femoral intima-media thickness. Identification of a risk scale

A Berni, A Giuliani, F Tartaglia, L Tromba, M Sgueglia… - Atherosclerosis, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The well established correlation between intima-media thickness (IMT) and
the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and death is usually measured in …

Carotid intima media thickness and coronary atherosclerosis linkage in symptomatic intermediate risk patients evaluated by coronary computed tomography …

AI Guaricci, T Arcadi, ND Brunetti, E Maffei… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background There is a growing evidence that carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) is
associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and it should be used as a predictor of …

Carotid plaque, intima-media thickness, and incident aortic stenosis: a prospective cohort study

A Martinsson, G Östling, M Persson… - … , and vascular biology, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Aortic stenosis (AS) shares risk factors with atherosclerotic vascular disease.
Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque may reflect the cumulative damage from …

Abdominal obesity and low-grade systemic inflammation as markers of subclinical organ damage in type 2 diabetes

EM Dahlén, A Tengblad, T Länne, B Clinchy… - Diabetes & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aim This study aimed to explore the associations between abdominal obesity, inflammatory
markers and subclinical organ damage in 740 middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes …

Carotid intima–media thickness: ultrasound measurement, prognostic value and role in clinical practice

SB Nair, R Malik, RS Khattar - Postgraduate medical journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Ultrasound measurement of carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) has become a valuable
tool for detecting and monitoring progression of atherosclerosis and recently published …

The AGE-RAGE axis and its relationship to markers of cardiovascular disease in newly diagnosed diabetic patients

ME Villegas-Rodríguez, J Uribarri, SE Solorio-Meza… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Aim The purpose of the study was the simultaneous measurement of all the different
components of the AGE-RAGE axis as well as several non-invasive markers of …

Assessments of carotid artery plaque burden in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia

H Tada, M Kawashiri, H Okada, T Nakahashi… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although both carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque score (cPS)
determined by carotid ultrasonography reflect the severity of coronary atherosclerosis, there …

[HTML][HTML] Carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque represent different adaptive responses to traditional cardiovascular risk factors

LAV Baroncini, L de Castro Sylvestre… - IJC Heart & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aim To assess the effects of each traditional cardiovascular risk factor (hypertension,
diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and smoking), including the presence of coronary artery …