Platelet aggregability in patients with hypertension treated with angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers.

abstract：AIM:Individuals with type 2 diabetes are at high risk for cardiovascular events; however, a modality that could reduce risk has not been fully evaluated. We examined the annual incidence rate of cardiovascular events in asymptomatic Japanese diabetic patients who underwent gated myocardial perfusion single-photon compu...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yamasaki Y,Katakami N,Kaneto H,Nakajima K,Kusuoka H,Kashiwagi A,Nishimura T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have suggested that HDL has anti-oxidative actions. We investigated the relationship between HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and malondialdehyde-modified LDL (MDA-LDL) concentrations using enzyme linked immunosolvent assay. We divided our study subjects into four groups on the basis of concentrations of trigly...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kondo A,Li J,Manabe M,Saito K,Kanno T,Maekawa M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We examined the effects of mild hyperbaric oxygen on the properties of the soleus muscle in rats with metabolic syndrome. METHODS:Five-week-old metabolic syndrome (SHR/NDmcr-cp, cp/cp) rats were divided into normobaric (CP) and mild hyperbaric oxygen (CP-H) groups (n=5/group). In addition, 5-week-old Wistar rats w...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Takemura A,Ishihara A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Inflammation plays a critical role in the development of atherosclerotic plaque, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a potentially important source of inflammation. The aim of this study was to develop a rabbit model of spontaneous thrombosis mimicking the pathophysiological and morphological characteristics of atheros...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Liu H,Hou J,Hu S,Du X,Fang Y,Jia H,Feng L,Zhang L,Du J,Zhao Q,Xie Z,Yu B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Statins not only reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, but also prevent the progression of kidney dysfunction. Ezetimibe, a cholesterol-absorption inhibitor, also lowers LDL cholesterol levels when added to statins; however, the effect of add-on ezetimibe on kidney function has had conflicting results....

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kinouchi K,Ichihara A,Bokuda K,Morimoto S,Itoh H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Angiotensin (Ang) II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in apoE-deficient mice has been used as a model of human AAA, but it has been unclear why the progression of AAA continues after stopping the Ang II infusion. The involvement of vascular Ang II-forming enzymes in the progression of AAA was studied. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Inoue N,Muramatsu M,Jin D,Takai S,Hayashi T,Katayama H,Kitaura Y,Tamai H,Miyazaki M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays an important role in atherogenesis, and the redox state is determined by the balance between antioxidants and the ROS generating system. To defend against enhanced ROS, mammalian cells have a complex network of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismu...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kobayashi S,Inoue N,Azumi H,Seno T,Hirata K,Kawashima S,Hayashi Y,Itoh H,Yokozaki H,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most commonly encountered genetic condition that predisposes individuals to severe autosomal dominant lipid metabolism dysfunction. Although more than 75% of the European population has been scrutinized for FH-causing mutations, the genetic diagnosis proportion among Chines...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Wang H,Yang H,Liu Z,Cui K,Zhang Y,Zhang Y,Zhao K,Yin K,Li W,Zhou Z

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study was designed to analyze microparticles (MPs) from endothelial cells (EMPs) and immune cells from healthy individuals and paitents with Takayasu arteritis (TA), and any possible relationships between MPs and TA acitivity. METHODS:MPs derived from the plasma of 51 subjects were analyzed, including 32 pati...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Cheng X,Dang A,Lv N,Zhao T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although distal embolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) deteriorates cardiac function, whether distal protection (DP) can improve prognosis is still controversial. We investigated whether a filter-type DP device, Filtrap®, could improve long-term outcomes a...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Teramoto R,Sakata K,Miwa K,Matsubara T,Yasuda T,Inoue M,Okada H,Kanaya H,Kawashiri MA,Yamagishi M,Hayashi K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although insulin resistance (IR) is present in non-diabetic subjects, it is unknown whether IR affects statin treatment. We assessed the relationship between IR and the changes of lipid profile in patients with hyperlipidemia treated by atorvastatin. METHODS:Forty-four non-diabetic patients were included. H...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yoshitomi Y,Ishii T,Kaneki M,Tsujibayashi T,Sakurai S,Nagakura C,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a well-established surrogate marker of the total burden of coronary atherosclerosis. The CAC score, as measured on coronary computed tomography (CT), is associated with the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) as well as cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The CAC scor...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yamamoto H,Kitagawa T,Kihara Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Considering that cerebral infarction (CI) may share a common etiological basis with coronary artery disease (CAD), we evaluated six CAD-related single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 9p21 for investigating the effect of 9p21 on CI or carotid plaque in the Chinese Han population. METHODS:Altogether, 528 patient...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Lu Z,Zhang Y,Maimaiti Y,Feng Y,Sun J,Zhuang J,Zeng L,Fu Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sitosterolemia is a rare, autosomal recessive inherited sterol storage disease associated with high tissue and serum plant sterol concentrations, caused by mutations in the adenosine triphosphate-bind-ing cassette (ABC) transporter ABCG5 or ABCG8 genes. Markedly increased serum concentration of plant sterols. such as ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tsubakio-Yamamoto K,Nishida M,Nakagawa-Toyama Y,Masuda D,Ohama T,Yamashita S

更新日期：2010-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the long-term effects of intracoronary stem cell (SC) infusion following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on the local atherosclerotic process at the site of infusion after four years of follow-up. METHODS:We evaluated 18 post-AMI patients. Group 1 consisted of nine patients given an intracoronary injec...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Benedek I,Bucur O,Benedek T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Adiponectin, an adipocyte-specific secretory protein, abundantly exists in the blood stream while its concentration paradoxically decreases in obesity. Hypoadiponectinemia is one of risks of cardiovascular diseases. However, impact of serum adiponectin concentration on acute ischemic myocardial damages has not bee...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Natsukawa T,Maeda N,Fukuda S,Yamaoka M,Fujishima Y,Nagao H,Sato F,Nishizawa H,Sawano H,Hayashi Y,Funahashi T,Kai T,Shimomura I

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many clinical studies have shown that a low testosterone level is associated with cardiovascular diseases, the role of androgens in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology remains controversial. Androgens exert various actions in their target organs, and the androgen receptor (AR) is widely distributed ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yoshida S,Ikeda Y,Aihara K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The prospective, randomized, multicenter Myocardial Ischemia Treated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Plaque Regression by Lipid Lowering & Blood Pressure Controlling assessed by Intravascular Ultrasonography (MILLION) study demonstrated that combined treatment with atorvastatin and amlodipine enhanced c...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sakata K,Gamou T,Tada H,Hayashi K,Ino H,Yamagishi M,Masa-aki Kawashiri.,behalf of the MILLION Study Group.

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of statin therapy on the decrease of common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) compared to placebo or usual care. METHODS:A systematic search of electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Center Register) up to December 2011 was performed. Two reviewers independently de...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Huang Y,Li W,Dong L,Li R,Wu Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Factor VII activating protease (FSAP) is a plasma serine protease involved in hemostasis and remodeling processes. Increased levels of circulating FSAP during pregnancy and in women using oral contraceptives (OCs) indicate that the hormonal status critically influences FSAP expression. In this respect, the aim of t...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Parahuleva MS,Langanke E,Hölschermann H,Parviz B,Abdallah Y,Stracke S,Tillmanns H,Kanse SM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Existing evidence suggests that endothelial lipase (EL) plays an important role in high-densitylipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. Because rabbits are a useful animal model for the study of human lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis, we characterized rabbit EL (rEL) expression and investigated its relationship with plasm...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Zhang J,Yu Y,Nakamura K,Koike T,Waqar AB,Zhang X,Liu E,Nishijima K,Kitajima S,Shiomi M,Qi Z,Yu J,Graham MJ,Crooke RM,Ishida T,Hirata K,Hurt-Camejo E,Chen YE,Fan J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Moderate alcohol consumption appears to confer some protection against coronary heart disease, which is related to an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The genotype of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is closely related to alcohol metabolism but a relationship between ALDH2 genotypes and HDL...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Wada M,Daimon M,Emi M,Iijima H,Sato H,Koyano S,Tajima K,Kawanami T,Kurita K,Hunt SC,Hopkins PN,Kubota I,Kawata S,Kato T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A novel device has been developed for measuring the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) as an indicator of arterial stiffness. In this study, we evaluated the effect of pitavastatin on CAVI in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS:Forty-five type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with low-density lipoprotein cholesterolemia...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Miyashita Y,Endo K,Saiki A,Ban N,Yamaguchi T,Kawana H,Nagayama D,Ohira M,Oyama T,Shirai K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Small arteries can be visualized in the ocular fundus, and findings of retinopathy based on Scheie classification are often applied to evaluate the impact of hypertension and atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between damage in the large and small arteries has not been investigated sufficiently, especially...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sugiura T,Dohi Y,Takagi Y,Yokochi T,Yoshikane N,Suzuki K,Tomiishi T,Nagami T,Iwase M,Takase H,Seo Y,Ohte N

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigatethe association of plasma epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) with early neurologic deterioration (END), and whether EETs are mediated by EPHX2 variants in patients with minor ischemic stroke (MIS). METHOD:This was a prospective, multi-center observational study in patients with acute MIS in the Chinese...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yi X,Lin J,Li J,Zhou Q,Han Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There are few data regarding associations between sleep duration and subclinical atherosclerosis in Japan. The aim of this study was to evaluate associations of self-reported sleep duration with calcification in the coronary arteries (CAC) and carotid intima media thickness (IMT) in Japanese men. METHODS:This was ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Suzuki S,Arima H,Miyazaki S,Fujiyoshi A,Kadota A,Takashima N,Hisamatsu T,Kadowaki S,Zaid M,Torii S,Horie M,Murata K,Miura K,Ueshima H,SESSA Research Group.

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Up-regulation of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) and of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has been found in diabetes and in patients with acute cerebral ischemia. We asked whether (i) the two molecules are similarly upregulated among non-lacunar and lacunar diabetic strokes and (ii) sCD40L and/or MCP-1 predic...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Davì G,Tuttolomondo A,Santilli F,Basili S,Ferrante E,Di Raimondo D,Pinto A,Licata G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The constellation of metabolic abnormalities including centrally distributed obesity, decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), elevated triglycerides, elevated blood pressure (BP), and hyperglycaemia is known as the metabolic syndrome. Associated with a 3 fold and 2 fold increase in type 2 diabetes and ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Zimmet P,Magliano D,Matsuzawa Y,Alberti G,Shaw J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study exogenous sterol metabolism during the suppression or stimulation of cholesterol biosynthesis induced by treatments for hyperlipidemia, we determined plasma plant sterol concentrations before and after administration of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, pravastatin, and compared these with changes in these plas...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hidaka H,Kojima H,Kawabata T,Nakamura T,Konaka K,Kashiwagi A,Kikkawa R,Shigeta Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Glucagon-like peptide-1 can reduce both postprandial plasma glucose (PG) and chylomicron (CM) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, there have been no reports regarding the relationship between the postprandial metabolism of PG and CM. METHODS:Patients with type 2 diabetes who were admitted for glycemi...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Okajima F,Emoto N,Kato K,Sugihara H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00