Novel Anti-glycemic Drugs and Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes: Expectations Realized, Promises Unmet.

abstract：:Inflammation and oxidative processes are key components of atherosclerosis, from fatty streak formation to plaque rupture and thrombosis. Recent basic and clinical studies have identified a number of inflammatory and oxidative processes that appear to play a direct role in atherothrombosis and identify potentially cli...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Shishehbor MH,Hazen SL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angioplasty and stenting for intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) are a last resort for patients with high-grade intracranial stenosis with multiple ischemic events unresponsive to medical therapy. Medical management, consisting of aggressive risk factor control and dual antiplatelet therapy, is superior to an...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Chatterjee AR,Derdeyn CP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:High-intensity exercise may beneficially impact on insulin sensitivity. However, there is still uncertainty on the actual impact of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on chronic physiologic adaptations among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aimed to systematically search and appr...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： da Silva DE,Grande AJ,Roever L,Tse G,Liu T,Biondi-Zoccai G,de Farias JM

更新日期：2019-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury of arterial endothelium by abnormal shear stress and other insults induces migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), which in turn leads to intimal thickening, hypoxia, and vasa vasorum angiogenesis. The resultant new blood vessels extend from the tunica media into the outer intima, a...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Fong GH

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of structurally unrelated antioxidants inhibit atherosclerosis in animal models of hypercholesterolemia, implicating oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. However, most prospective, randomized trials of one proposed antioxidant, vitamin E, have failed to demons...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Heinecke JW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exaggerated postprandial hypertriglyceridemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This metabolic abnormality is principally due to overproduction and/or decreased catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) and is a consequence of pathogenic genetic variations and other coexistent medical conditions, ...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Chan DC,Pang J,Romic G,Watts GF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recent decline in mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD), this disease remains the leading killer of US adults of all ages. CHD in young adults is not as well characterized as CHD in older individuals because it occurs less frequently, but this disease can have devastating consequences for young patie...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Rubin JB,Borden WB

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), which are synthetic ligands for peroxisome proliferator activated receptor g (PPARg) activation, have been introduced in clinical medicine to improve insulin resistance and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. The metabolic effects of TZDs are mediated by receptor-dependent act...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： van Wijk JP,Rabelink TJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now a consensus about recommending the Mediterranean diet pattern for the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) and cancer. The most important aspect of this treatment decision, in contrast with the pharmacologic prevention of CHD (including cholesterol lowering), is that the Mediterranean diet has a str...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： de Lorgeril M,Salen P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a complex disease associated with aberrant lipoprotein metabolism and leukocyte infiltration into arterial tissue that leads to cardiovascular diseases. Statins have emerged as among the most effective means of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease in both primary and secondary prevention sett...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Singh M,Bedi US

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent randomized trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women are not consistent with the decrease in cardiovascular risk seen in observational studies of hormone therapy users compared with nonusers. Emerging evidence indicates that HRT use in some women with established coronary heart disease...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Duvernoy CS,Mosca L

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most clinical trials on antioxidants using vitamin E or beta-carotene have failed to note any significant change in cardiovascular endpoints. The results of these studies have been interpreted as a setback for the oxidation hypothesis. An analysis of the hypothesis and the trials, however, points out major misconcepti...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Parthasarathy S,Khan-Merchant N,Penumetcha M,Khan BV,Santanam N

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed, tested, and successfully implemented an affordable, evidence-based, comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk-reduction program for use in primary and secondary prevention settings. The program is administered at hospitals, physician practices, cardiac rehabilitation programs, work sites, shopping m...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Gordon NF,Salmon RD,Mitchell BS,Faircloth GC,Levinrad LI,Salmon S,Saxon WE,Reid KS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The use of recreational drugs has increased globally, with the most commonly used recreational drug being cannabis. As of 2019, 10 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational use, with more states potentially joining this movement. With the increased legalization of ca...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Ghosh M,Naderi S

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a significant etiologic cause of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) that leads to disabling deficits as well as significant morbidity and mortality in this population. Approximately 25 % of AIS is considered to be cryptogenic with no etiology ascertained at the time of the index event. Recent adva...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Sangha RS,Bernstein R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize epidemiology, pathophysiology, prognostic relevance, and treatment options of coronary artery disease (CAD) when coupled with severe aortic stenosis (SAS). In regard to treatment options, we focused on the most recently adopted therapeutic approaches and on the future perspectives in ligh...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Pepe M,Larosa C,Rosa I,Biondi-Zoccai G,Nestola PL,Di Cillo O,Bortone AS,Giordano A,Favale S

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We will review the available data on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of microvascular coronary dysfunction (MCD). RECENT FINDINGS:The study of MCD was pioneered by the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) cohort. New techniques in the diagnosis of this condition, u...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Naderi S

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:While the function of vitamin D in regulating calcium homeostasis is well established, there has been growing interest in its role in the prevention of numerous chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is mounting epidemiological evidence suggesting that vitamin D deficiency is linked to increas...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Chin K,Appel LJ,Michos ED

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin remains one of the most extensively studied cardiovascular medications in the history of medicine. However, despite multiple, well-designed, large randomized controlled trials evaluating the potential of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular events in individuals without known cardiovascular disease (CVD), the rol...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Miedema MD,Huguelet J,Virani SS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient ischemic attack (TIA) represents one end of the spectrum of focal brain ischemia, the other being completed infarction or ischemic stroke. The evolving technologic advancements in neuroimaging continue to change and sharpen the definition, epidemiology, and management of TIA. As a powerful risk factor for is...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Liberato B,Prabhakaran S,Sacco RL

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes and its micro- and macrovascular complications represent a worldwide epidemic that will place an enormous financial burden on poorer countries in the years to come. In patients with diabetes and hypertension, the main determinant of the cardiovascular and renal benefits of antihypertensive drugs is the blood ...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Reboldi G,Gentile G,Angeli F,Verdecchia P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets are critical modulators of atherothrombotic events. In the acute setting, platelets are activated and aggregate on the surface of atherosclerotic plaque that has ruptured, fissured, or developed erosions. The overlying thrombus leads to sudden development of arterial luminal obstruction, inducing ischemia an...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Toth PP,Armani A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Coronary artery no-reflow phenomenon is an incidental outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction. Despite advances in pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, coronary no-reflow phenomenon occurs more commonly than desired. It often resu...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Karimianpour A,Maran A

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a significant prevalence (20%-80% depending on the population and the study) of lipid disorders and other cardiovascular risk factors in people living with HIV infection. This review focuses on HIV and HIV treatment-associated metabolic and cardiovascular concerns, including dyslipidemias, lipodystrophy syndr...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Troll JG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are the key transcription factors regulating lipid metabolism and energy homeostasis. PPARalpha and PPARgamma are known therapeutic targets for hypertriglyceridemia and type 2 diabetes, respectively. The physiologic function of the third member, PPARdelta, has been d...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Kang K,Hatano B,Lee CH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive lipid lowering was initially controversial due to evidence from epidemiologic studies that implied an increase in total mortality with low cholesterol levels combined with equivocal results from early trials utilizing bile acid resins or fibric acid derivatives. The advent of statin therapy allowed signific...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Todd J,Farmer JA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The goal of this manuscript is to summarize the current understanding of the secreted APOA1 binding protein (AIBP), encoded by NAXE, in angiogenesis, hematopoiesis, and inflammation. The studies on AIBP illustrate a critical connection between lipid metabolism and the aforementioned endothelial and im...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Qiu X,Luo J,Fang L

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is well-established and continues to be pursued as a therapeutic target in the treatment of heart failure, predominantly due to the success of agents that block RAAS in clinical trials of systolic heart failure. The optimal treatment of heart failure patients with preser...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： George J,Struthers AD,Lang CC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statin therapy has became the most important advance in stroke prevention since the introduction of aspirin and blood pressure-lowering therapies. Other lipid-modifying drugs have been less successful in reducing the incidence of stroke, but because of evidence for the use of triglyceride-lowering drugs and treatments...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Deplanque D,Amarenco P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We summarize recent advances in the understanding of genetic testing in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), the use of expanded FH next-generation sequencing panels, and directions for future research. RECENT FINDINGS:The uptake of massively parallel sequencing in research and diagnostic laboratories...

journal_title：Current atherosclerosis reports

authors： Hooper AJ,Burnett JR,Bell DA,Watts GF

更新日期：2018-05-19 00:00:00