Purpose: Obesity may be a state of chronic oxidative stress. Oxidative stress may be the
mechanism underlying the development of co‐morbidities in obesity. This review provides a …

Obesity is becoming an epidemic worldwide. Among young women, obesity is especially
important because maternal obesity confers an increased risk of preeclampsia, a …

OBJECTIVES. Childhood obesity contributes to the development of adult obesity and
subsequent cardiovascular disease. The present study aimed to assess vascular status (flow …

Context: The chemoattractant protein chemerin has recently been shown to be expressed in
adipose tissue. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association of chemerin with obesity …

Context: Obesity in childhood is associated with an increased mortality due to
cardiovascular (CV) diseases in adulthood, independent of adult weight. Recent studies in …

Aims To determine whether impaired brachial endothelial (flow-mediated dilation, FMD) and
smooth muscle function (nitroglycerin-mediated dilation, NTGMD), and remodelling of the …

Objectives: To determine the presence of traditional and emergent cardiovascular risk
factors and to evaluate the triglyceride/high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (Tg/HDL‐C) ratio …

OBJECTIVE—We measured plasma markers of endothelial dysfunction, vascular
inflammation, and pro-coagulation in obese Hispanic/Latino children and adolescents with …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Currently, obesity has become a worldwide health problem
affecting even children and yet little is known about its role as a determinant of high blood …

Purpose: Long‐term antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy has been associated with an increase
in risk of atherosclerosis. At issue is whether this risk is related to the duration of AED …