Normalisation of the composition of very low density lipoprotein in hypertriglyceridemia by nicotinic acid.

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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Physical activity is favourably associated with certain markers of lipid metabolism. The relationship of physical activity with lipoprotein particle profiles in children is not known. Here we examine cross-sectional associations between objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time with ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Jones PR,Rajalahti T,Resaland GK,Aadland E,Steene-Johannessen J,Anderssen SA,Bathen TF,Andreassen T,Kvalheim OM,Ekelund U

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Common variants at the 2q36.3-IRS1 locus are associated with insulin resistance (IR), type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary artery disease (CAD) in large-scale association studies. We tested the hypothesis that variants at this locus are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis traits. METHODS:We studied 274...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lim S,Hong J,Liu CT,Hivert MF,White CC,Murabito JM,O'Donnell CJ,Dupuis J,Florez JC,Meigs JB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The putative association between the novel oxidized low-density lipoprotein markers, serum amyloid A-LDL (SAA-LDL) and alpha1-antitrypsin-LDL (AT-LDL), and obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) has not been previously studied. In the present report, we investigated the levels of SAA-LDL and AT-LDL in rel...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kotani K,Satoh N,Kato Y,Araki R,Koyama K,Okajima T,Tanabe M,Oishi M,Yamakage H,Yamada K,Hattori M,Shimatsu A,Japan Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Study Group.

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Carbohydrates and fat intake have both been linked to development of atherosclerosis. We examined associations between glycemic index (GI) and fat intake with carotid atherosclerosis. METHODS:The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort enrolled participants during the period 1987-1989 and...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Dearborn JL,Qiao Y,Guallar E,Steffen LM,Gottesman RF,Zhang Y,Wasserman BA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elevated leukocyte count is a classic marker of systemic inflammation. This study examined whether the leukocyte count is associated with incidence of coronary events (CE) and stroke during a long follow-up period. METHODS:A total of 17,131 men and 2932 women, aged 27-61 years, without history of cardiovascu...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Li C,Engström G,Hedblad B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that the A to G transition occurring at position -75 bp upstream of the transcriptional start site in the human apolipoprotein A-I gene may affect plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) response to changes in amount of diet...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Mata P,Lopez-Miranda J,Pocovi M,Alonso R,Lahoz C,Marin C,Garces C,Cenarro A,Perez-Jimenez F,de Oya M,Ordovas JM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) generates pro-inflammatory molecules from oxidized LDL. We examined the association between Lp-PLA2 plasma concentrations and risk of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) in a large case-control study and further assessed the relationship between Lp-PLA2 and various li...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Khuseyinova N,Imhof A,Rothenbacher D,Trischler G,Kuelb S,Scharnagl H,Maerz W,Brenner H,Koenig W

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We undertook a study to determine whether peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremity (PVD) per se affects the arterial viscoelastic properties and intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid and femoral arteries. METHODS:Thirty-five patients with PVD, 35 age- and gender-matched control subjects were...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Cheng KS,Tiwari A,Baker CR,Morris R,Hamilton G,Seifalian AM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this study was to determine the variability in cholesterol carrying capacity of low density lipoproteins (LDLs) and other apolipoprotein B (apo B)-containing lipoproteins in normolipidemic men. One hundred and fifty-nine normolipidemic men, ages 21 to 73 years, were enrolled. In addition to de...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Abate N,Vega GL,Grundy SM

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialic acid is a negatively charged sugar associated with the protein and lipid portions of lipoproteins. Sialic acid has been hypothesised to play an anti-atherogenic role in lipoprotein metabolism through the electrostatic inhibition of lipoprotein interactions with chondroitin-6-sulphate-rich arterial proteoglycans...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Millar JS,Anber V,Shepherd J,Packard CJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no definitive explanations as to why individuals with hypercholesterolemia, a major cardiovascular risk factor, respond differently to dietary change. Fifty five free-living individuals completed a double crossover trial with two dietary regimens, a high saturated fat diet (providing 21% energy from saturate...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wallace AJ,Mann JI,Sutherland WH,Williams S,Chisholm A,Skeaff CM,Gudnason V,Talmud PJ,Humphries SE

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) predicts short term adverse events. However, there is no current data on whether identifying atherosclerosis on CTA impacts outcomes. We performed a case-control study to a...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Budoff MJ,Liu S,Chow D,Flores F,Hsieh B,Gebow D,DeFrance T,Ahmadi N

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is known to be a secretory product of activated macrophages. TNF-alpha activates endothelial cells, stimulates angiogenesis and induces proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Therefore, TNF-alpha has been suggested to be actively involved in the inflammatory events associa...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lei X,Buja LM

更新日期：1996-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged exposure of rats to cigarette smoke resulted in significant alterations in the metabolism of lipids. There was a significant increase in the concentration of cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids in most of the tissues, particularly the heart, aorta and lungs. Cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholip...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Latha MS,Vijayammal PL,Kurup PA

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the effects of different dialysis conditions on the antioxidant content, duration of the lag phase and oxidation rate of LDL. Dialysis for 22 h resulted in a 56%--66% reduction in the concentrations of beta-carotene, lycopene and alpha-tocopherol. The lag phase of copper-induced oxidation of freshly isol...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Scheek LM,Wiseman SA,Tijburg LB,van Tol A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years (doubled), type 2 diabetes, previous stroke, transient ischemic attack, or thromboembolism (doubled), vascular disease, age 65-75 years, and sex category) score was published as a predictive scoring model for stroke in atrial fibril...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Gary T,Belaj K,Hafner F,Hackl G,Froehlich H,Pilger E,Brodmann M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood glucose fluctuations have been found to be relevant to the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes and to be more detrimental for the development of atherosclerosis than the sustained hyperglycemia. We aim at evaluating the effect of blunted daily acute glucose fluctuations by DP...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Barbieri M,Rizzo MR,Marfella R,Boccardi V,Esposito A,Pansini A,Paolisso G

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the uptake of desialylated low density lipoprotein (LDL) with other modified forms of LDL in mouse peritoneal macrophages and PMA-activated human U937 monocytes. Neuraminidase-treated LDL (NT-LDL) caused significant cholesterol ester accumulation in both cell types, although the efficiency relative to...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Grewal T,Bartlett A,Burgess JW,Packer NH,Stanley KK

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether an abnormality in low density lipoprotein (LDL) metabolism could be demonstrated in fibroblasts cultured from normolipidaemic subjects with atherosclerosis. Seventeen male subjects aged 30-55 years with normal plasma lipid concentrations were divided into 2 groups on the ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Behrman RG,Wynn V

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Associations of glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels to incident coronary and cardiovascular events among non-diabetic patients with coronary artery disease are unclear. We investigated relations of HbA1c to long-term prognosis in such patients. METHODS:A prospective cohort of 2519 patients undergoing elec...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rebnord EW,Pedersen ER,Strand E,Svingen GF,Meyer K,Schartum-Hansen H,Løland KH,Seifert R,Ueland PM,Nilsen DW,Nordrehaug JE,Nygård O

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:South Asians are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Aortic valve calcium (AVC) is associated with CVD risk and aortic stenosis. Elevated Lp(a) is a heritable risk factor for CVD and AVC. AVC prevalence and its association with Lp(a) have not been studied in South Asians. METHODS:Am...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Makshood M,Joshi PH,Kanaya AM,Ayers C,Budoff M,Tsai MY,Blaha M,Michos ED,Post WS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular-superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) is the major SOD isozyme in the arterial wall and may be important for antioxidation capability of the vascular wall and normal vascular function. EC-SOD is expressed in various cell types in the vascular wall such as fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells and macrophages, and the...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Adachi T,Hara H,Yamada H,Yamazaki N,Yamamoto M,Sugiyama T,Futenma A,Katagiri Y

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test if the prevalence of genetic risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) is low in individuals who have reached an extremely old age, the allele frequencies of apolipoprotein E (apo E) and B (apo B) polymorphisms and plasma lipoprotein(a) levels were investigated in nonagenarians and in younger control group...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kervinen K,Savolainen MJ,Salokannel J,Hynninen A,Heikkinen J,Ehnholm C,Koistinen MJ,Kesäniemi YA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes with the metabolic syndrome according to the new harmonised definition and its components using a national longitudinal data set from an Asian population. METHODS:Data of 9791 men and women aged 20+ from 1998 and 20...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Khang YH,Cho SI,Kim HR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is associated with an increased incidence of generalized vascular disease. Antihypertensive drug therapy, while decreasing overall mortality due to cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial hypertrophy or renal failure, paradoxically does not appear to reduce the incidence of coronary atherosclerosis. This study in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Bailey JM,Randazzo R

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased arterial stiffness is associated with greater risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. However, in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who have severe atherosclerotic disorder or risk clustering, the major determinants of increased stiffness have been not clarified. METHODS:This st...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Makita S,Matsui H,Naganuma Y,Abiko A,Tamada M,Nakamura M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Macrophage cholesterol homeostasis maintenance is the result of a balance between influx, endogenous synthesis, esterification/hydrolysis and efflux. Excessive accumulation of cholesterol leads to foam cell formation, which is the major pathology of atherosclerosis. Previous studies have shown that miR-27 (mi...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Zhang M,Wu JF,Chen WJ,Tang SL,Mo ZC,Tang YY,Li Y,Wang JL,Liu XY,Peng J,Chen K,He PP,Lv YC,Ouyang XP,Yao F,Tang DP,Cayabyab FS,Zhang DW,Zheng XL,Tian GP,Tang CK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trained people exhibit low plasma concentrations of triacylglcyeride (TAG) in both fasted and postprandial states. This mainly reflects enhanced uptake of TAG into skeletal muscle, via enhanced activity of lipoprotein lipase, the rate-limiting step in TAG removal. Endurance athletes possess a large, well-vascularised ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hardman AE

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a heterogeneous autosomal dominant disease with a prevalence of 1 in 500. To date, over 1200 unique pathogenic mutations have been identified in at least 3 genes. The large allelic and genetic heterogeneity of FH requires high-throughput, rapid, and affordable mutation d...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Chiou KR,Charng MJ,Chang HM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00