METHODS—Men were recruited among those attending the outpatient department for
metabolic diseases of the teaching hospital at the second University of Naples, Naples, Italy …

Advanced age is associated with a dramatic increase in the rates of venous and arterial
thrombotic events. Increases in fibrinogen, factors VIII and IX, and other coagulation …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate endothelium-dependent vasodilation
and carotid intimal-medial thickness (IMT) in children with insulin-dependent diabetes …

Executive summary Noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis have emerged as adjuncts to
standard cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in an attempt to refine risk stratification …

To address the cardiovascular effects of dietary soy containing phytoestrogens, we
measured blood pressure (BP), lipids, vascular function (systemic arterial compliance and …

The role of the endothelium in human disease recently has become the focus of intense
scientific investigation. Impaired endothelial function is associated with a number of disease …

ContextIncreased levels of homocysteine are associated with risk of cardiovascular disease.
Homocysteine may cause this risk by impairing endothelial cell function. ObjectiveTo …

Age is the major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and this is attributable in part
to stiffening of large elastic arteries and development of vascular endothelial dysfunction (eg …

Importance Anxiety is common among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is
associated with worse health outcomes; however, effective treatment for anxiety in patients …

Objective To determine the relationships between flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and
cardiovascular risk factors, and to evaluate confounding factors for measurement of FMD in …