OBJECTIVE To explore whether intensified, multifactorial intervention could prevent
macrovascular disease in patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH …

Carotid artery atherosclerosis (CAAS) is a common finding in asymptomatic subjects
evaluated for cardiovascular (CV)-risk stratification. Besides the careful control of CV-risk …

The quantification of carotid plaque has been routinely used to predict cardiovascular risk in
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). To determine how well …

Methods: This study was a single-center prospective study (n= 100; age 69.6±8.4). All
patients were scheduled for carotid or coronary artery stenting and underwent VH-IVUS …

Background Increased arterial stiffness and low handgrip strength (HGS) are associated
with poor health outcomes and are a severe health risk for older adults. However, there is …

Abstract Evaluation of the carotid artery wall is essential for the assessment of a patient's
cardiovascular risk or for the diagnosis of cardiovascular pathologies. This paper presents a …

Many clinical studies support the opinion that carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) assessed
by B-mode ultrasound in extracranial carotid arteries, either in a single segment (common …

Background Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease. We studied whether CIMT predicts the prognosis of Asian patients …

Background Early life factors may predispose an offspring to cardiovascular disease in later
life; relevance of these associations may extend to‟ healthy” people in Western populations …

Стратификация сердечно-сосудистого риска (ССР) играет важную роль в первичной
профилактике атеросклероза и связанных с ним заболеваний. Общепринятые …