Quantification of epicardial and peri-coronary fat using cardiac computed tomography; reproducibility and relation with obesity and metabolic syndrome in patients suspected of coronary artery disease.

abstract：:The response to therapy with hypolipidemic agents shows considerable individual variation. These differences may be due to the interaction of environmental and genetic factors that affect drug bioavailability, receptor function or ligand structure. Our objective was to assess the effect of apolipoprotein (apo) E genot...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pedro-Botet J,Schaefer EJ,Bakker-Arkema RG,Black DM,Stein EM,Corella D,Ordovas JM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the extent and sources of oxidative stress within skeletal muscle following an acute bout of contractile claudication. Twenty-four hours after unilateral ligation of the femoral artery, rat hind limbs were stimulated in vivo for 30 min, and force production measured. One-hour...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Judge AR,Dodd SL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiographic and cardiovascular responses during maximal exercise were evaluated in 103 normal children and in 82 children with familial hyperlipoproteinemia. The normal and hyperlipidemic children were comparable in regards to age, weight--height index, resting and exercise blood pressures, and maximal workin...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： James FW,Glueck CJ,Fallat RW,Millett F,Kaplan S

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum adiponectin protects against incident ischemic heart disease (IHD). However, in patients with existing IHD, higher adiponectin levels are paradoxically associated with worse outcomes. We investigated this paradox by evaluating the relationship between adiponectin and cardiovascular events in patients wi...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Beatty AL,Zhang MH,Ku IA,Na B,Schiller NB,Whooley MA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caucasian carriers of the T allele at R46L in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) locus have been reported to have 15% lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (C) levels and 47% lower coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Our objective was to examine two PCSK9 single nucleotide polymorphisms...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Polisecki E,Peter I,Robertson M,McMahon AD,Ford I,Packard C,Shepherd J,Jukema JW,Blauw GJ,Westendorp RG,de Craen AJ,Trompet S,Buckley BM,Murphy MB,Ordovas JM,Schaefer EJ,PROSPER Study Group.

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of cholesteryl ester hydrolase preparations of rat and rabbit aortas was assayed in the presence of the taurine and glycine conjugates of cholic, chenodeoxycholic, deoxycholic and lithocholic acids or in the presence of Triton X-100 and Tween-20. Maximum activity was obtained with tauro- or glyco...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kothari HV,Kritchevsky D

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations of a oxidative balance score (OBS) with blood levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein- (LDL)-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein- (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides, and biomarkers of inflammation (serum C-reactive protein [CRP], albumin and venous total white blood...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lakkur S,Judd S,Bostick RM,McClellan W,Flanders WD,Stevens VL,Goodman M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Proteoglycan 4 (Prg4) has a high structural similarity with the established atherosclerosis-modulating proteoglycan versican, but its role in atherogenesis is still unknown. Therefore, the impact of Prg4 deficiency on macrophage function in vitro and atherosclerosis susceptibility in vivo was invest...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Nahon JE,Hoekstra M,Havik SR,Van Santbrink PJ,Dallinga-Thie GM,Kuivenhoven JA,Geerling JJ,Van Eck M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Studying atherosclerotic calcification in vivo requires mouse models with genetic modifications. Previous studies showed that injection of recombinant adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) encoding a gain-of-function mutant PCSK9 into mice promotes atherosclerosis. We aimed to study cardiovascular cal...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Goettsch C,Hutcheson JD,Hagita S,Rogers MA,Creager MD,Pham T,Choi J,Mlynarchik AK,Pieper B,Kjolby M,Aikawa M,Aikawa E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize the evidence with respect to sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and to recommend field standards for future analysis on this topic. METHODS:We searched for articles published up to February 2013 through PubMed, EMbase, and Cochrane Library Datab...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Huang C,Huang J,Tian Y,Yang X,Gu D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new millennium has brought intense focus of interest on the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women characterised by hyperandrogenism and oligomenorrhoea. Most women with PCOS also exhibit features of the metabolic syndrome, including in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Cussons AJ,Stuckey BG,Watts GF

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Several risk prediction models for coronary heart disease (CHD) are available today, however, they only explain a modest proportion of the incidence. Circulating microRNAs (miRs) have recently been associated with processes in CHD development, and may therefore represent new potential risk markers. ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Velle-Forbord T,Eidlaug M,Debik J,Sæther JC,Follestad T,Nauman J,Gigante B,Røsjø H,Omland T,Langaas M,Bye A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether a relationship between echographically assessed carotid artery and left ventricular (LV) structures existed in asymptomatic men at risk for cardiovascular disease, we evaluated carotid and LV parameters in 69 subjects (23-62 years) without LV hypertrophy. The right common carotid far wall intima-m...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Linhart A,Gariepy J,Giral P,Levenson J,Simon A

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene may be involved in structural arterial changes. Aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between the ACE I/D gene and vessel wall stiffness among older adults. The study was conducted within the Rotterdam study, a population-based cohort study in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Mattace-Raso FU,van der Cammen TJ,Sayed-Tabatabaei FA,van Popele NM,Asmar R,Schalekamp MA,Hofman A,van Duijn CM,Witteman JC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological evidence supports the use of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB), and low-density lipoprotein particles as markers of atherogenic risk. Treatment guidelines also identify these as additional targets of lipid-modifying intervention in patients with elevated ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rosenson RS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of platelet factors on human umbilical venous endothelial cell DNA-synthesis at various serum concentrations were studied. While [3H]thymidine uptake of these cells was almost linearly related to the concentration of serum in the culture medium, no significant differences were found at any serum level betw...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Thorgeirsson G,Robertson AL Jr

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sub-strain of male and female spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) capable of having massively obese or non-obese offspring were bred repeatedly or were maintained as virgin controls. When the male and female breeders had sired or given birth to 5 litters of young, they were autopsied along with their 10-month-old ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wexler BC

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesteryl esters (CE) exchange between lipoproteins through the action of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP). Situations at high risk for atherosclerosis are often accompanied by an accelerated net mass CE transfer (CET) from high density lipoproteins (HDL) to very low (VLDL) and low density lipoproteins (LDL...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Elchebly M,Porokhov B,Pulcini T,Berthezène F,Ponsin G

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of patients were administered either 4.5 X 10(6) U or 90 X 10(6) U each of recombinant DNA-derived interferon-beta serine (IFN-beta ser) i.v. daily for 10 days. IFN-beta ser affected lipoprotein lipids of patients in a dose dependent fashion. A decrease in plasma total cholesterol concentration occurred 24 ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rosenzweig IB,Wiebe DA,Borden EC,Storer B,Shrago ES

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large (Sf greater than 100) and small (Sf 100-20) very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles were isolated by density gradient ultracentrifugation and characterized chemically in 8 patients with primary hypertriglyceridemia before and after 6 weeks treatment with 4 grammes daily of nicotinic acid (NA). Concomitant ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tornvall P,Hamsten A,Johansson J,Carlson LA

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Inflammation may directly impair HDL functions, in particular reverse cholesterol transport (RCT), but limited data support this concept in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:We employed low-dose human endotoxemia to assess the effects of inflammation on HDL and RCT-related parameters in vivo. Endotoxemia induced ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： de la Llera Moya M,McGillicuddy FC,Hinkle CC,Byrne M,Joshi MR,Nguyen V,Tabita-Martinez J,Wolfe ML,Badellino K,Pruscino L,Mehta NN,Asztalos BF,Reilly MP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Effective systemic drugs against restenosis upon percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are largely lacking. Polyphenols have been suggested to ameliorate post-angioplasty restenosis. Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) extracts, which are among the most frequently used herbal medicinal products against ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Fürst R,Zirrgiebel U,Totzke F,Zahler S,Vollmar AM,Koch E

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic renal failure (CRF) and corticosteroid treatment on the aortic uptake of labelled free and esterified cholesterol (FC and EC) were investigated in normocholesterolemic rabbits. Methylprednisolone, 0.4 mg/day, or placebo was administered for 14 weeks to rabbits with normal renal function and with...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tvedegaard E,Szpirt W,Nielsen M

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies indicate an association between marathon running and premature atherosclerosis. Retinal vessel diameter alterations, in particular narrower arterioles and wider venules, reflect early stages of atherosclerosis, but the influence of marathon on the retinal microcirculation is unknown. METHODS...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pressler A,Hanssen H,Dimitrova M,Krumm M,Halle M,Scherr J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:In type 2 diabetes and other insulin-resistant conditions, postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia is an important metabolic perturbation. To further elucidate alterations in the clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in type 2 diabetes we focused on the nutritional regulation of adipose tissue lipoprote...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Eriksson JW,Burén J,Svensson M,Olivecrona T,Olivecrona G

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we compared the changes in arterial stiffness in chronic hemodialysis patients treated with 8-h vs. 4-h thrice weekly in-center hemodialysis. METHODS:Sixty prevalent chronic hemodialysis patients assigned to 8-h nocturnal in-center thrice weekly HD (NHD) and 60 control cases assigned to 4-h th...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Demirci MS,Celik G,Ozkahya M,Tumuklu M,Toz H,Asci G,Duman S,Basci A,Kircelli F,Ozdogan O,Demirci C,Can L,Isik IO,Ok E,Long Dialysis Group.

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present clinical study tested the hypothesis that oil-rich fish consumption improves CHD risk factors. METHODS:Forty-eight (16 men) non-obese, healthy adults aged 20-55, consumed 125 g/day of salmon for a 4-week period followed by a 4-week period with no-fish (41 completers). Subjects were instructed to mainta...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lara JJ,Economou M,Wallace AM,Rumley A,Lowe G,Slater C,Caslake M,Sattar N,Lean ME

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Childhood/Adult-onset Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (LAL-D) is a recessive disorder due to loss of function variants of LAL, the enzyme which hydrolyses cholesteryl esters, derived from internalized apoB containing lipoproteins. The disease is characterized by multi-organ involvement including th...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pisciotta L,Tozzi G,Travaglini L,Taurisano R,Lucchi T,Indolfi G,Papadia F,Di Rocco M,D'Antiga L,Crock P,Vora K,Nightingale S,Michelakakis H,Garoufi A,Lykopoulou L,Bertolini S,Calandra S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertriglyceridemia affects approximately 33% of the US population. Elevated triglyceride levels are independently associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, and severe hypertriglyceridemia is a risk factor for acute pancreatitis. Guidelines for the management of severe hypertriglyceridemia (≥5.6 mmol/L [≥500...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ito MK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atherosclerosis is a multi-step process, where lipids, inflammatory and hemostatic mediators orchestrate plaque formation and progression, which subsequently may lead to myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is associated with increased risk of premature atherosclerosis...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Narverud I,Retterstøl K,Iversen PO,Halvorsen B,Ueland T,Ulven SM,Ose L,Aukrust P,Veierød MB,Holven KB

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00