Objectives: Ultra-high frequency ultrasonography (UHFUS) is a recently introduced
diagnostic technique which finds several applications in diverse clinical fields. The range of …

Although the clinical manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as myocardial
infarction, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease, appear from middle age, the process of …

Allogeneic hand transplantation is now a clinical reality. While results have been
encouraging, acute rejection rates are higher than in their solid-organ counterparts. In …

OBJECTIVE: Compared to normal weight adolescents, obese adolescents have lower
serum omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) concentrations, augmented …

Objectives This study characterized the determinants of carotid intima-media thickness
(cIMT) in a large (n> 4,000) longitudinal cohort of healthy young people age 9 to 21 years …

Objective: Childhood obesity confers an increased risk of vascular changes and adult
cardiovascular disease. Using a high‐resolution ultrasound technique that enables …

Background—Radial artery wall might be damaged after cannulation for cardiac
catheterization. We investigated structural changes of the radial artery wall after …

The Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) study of autopsy
findings in subjects 15 to 34 years of age developed a risk score using coronary heart …

Non‐invasive ultrasound (US) imaging enables the assessment of the properties of
superficial blood vessels. Various modes can be used for vascular characteristics analysis …

Background and aims Gestational diabetes (GDM) and maternal obesity are linked to weight
gain in childhood and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. We assessed …