abstract：AIM:Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements are used as a disease outcome in randomized controlled trials that assess the effects of lipid-modifying treatment. It is unclear whether common CIMT or mean maximum CIMT should be used as the primary outcome. We directly compared both measurements using aspects th...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Dogan S,Kastelein JJ,Grobbee DE,Bots ML

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although abdominal obesity or visceral obesity is considered to be one of the components of metabolic syndrome and to have an important role in a cluster of cardiovascular risks, there is no consensus about the definition and diagnostic criteria for this syndrome, probably because there is considerable disagreement ab...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Matsuzawa Y,Funahashi T,Nakamura T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is an important enzyme involved in the esterification of cholesterol. Here, we report a novel point mutation in the LCAT gene of a 63-year-old female with characteristics of classic familial LCAT deficiency. The patient's clinical manifestations included corneal opacity, mil...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Wang XL,Osuga J,Tazoe F,Okada K,Nagashima S,Takahashi M,Ohshiro T,Bayasgalan T,Yagyu H,Okada K,Ishibashi S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of adipose tissue-derived bioactive molecules, termed adipokines, is recognized as common ground for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome associated with obesity. However, adipokine dysregulation is paradoxically associated with lipodystrophy and lipoatrophy with aging. In familial partial lipodystr...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Arai Y,Takayama M,Abe Y,Hirose N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether plaque scoring measurements are able to track changes in atherosclerotic plaque burden over time and to study whether this is affected by lipid-lowering therapy. METHODS:Data used were from METEOR (Measuring Effects on Intima-Media Thickness: an Evaluation Of Rosuvastatin), a randomized control...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Peters SA,Dogan S,Meijer R,Palmer MK,Grobbee DE,Crouse JR 3rd,O'Leary DH,Evans GW,Raichlen JS,Bots ML

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is a critical mechanism for the anti-atherogenic property of HDL. The inhibitory effect of the sulfonylurea agent (SUA) glibenclamide on ATP binding-cassette transporter (ABC) A1 may decrease HDL function but it remains unclear whether it attenuates RCT in vivo. We therefore inve...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Terao Y,Ayaori M,Ogura M,Yakushiji E,Uto-Kondo H,Hisada T,Ozasa H,Takiguchi S,Nakaya K,Sasaki M,Komatsu T,Iizuka M,Horii S,Mochizuki S,Yoshimura M,Ikewaki K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Resistin is an adipocytokine that may link inflammation and atherosclerosis.We studied the associations of resistin levels with cardiovascular events and restenosis. METHODS:We measured pre-procedural serum resistin levels in 140 patients with coronary artery disease undergoing elective percutaneous coronary inter...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Momiyama Y,Ohmori R,Uto-Kondo H,Tanaka N,Kato R,Taniguchi H,Arakawa K,Nakamura H,Ohsuzu F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Hypertrophied hearts at autopsy often display excessive coronary artery atherosclerosis, but the histopathology of coronary arteries in hearts with and without cardiomegaly has rarely been compared. METHODS:In this study, forensic autopsies provided hearts with unexplained enlargement plus comparison specimens. R...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tracy RE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by the development of thromboembolic events and is more prevalent among end-stage renal disease patients than in the general population. Vascular access thrombosis (VAT) is a major morbidity in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients; however, the association between AF and VAT ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Chou CY,Chen JY,Liu JH,Liu YL,Lin HH,Yang YF,Wang SM,Kuo HL,Huang CC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ezetimibe, an inhibitor of cholesterol intestinal absorption, is a lipid lowering agent. However, anti-atherogenic effects of ezetimibe have not been fully elucidated. Therefore, the objective in this study was to clarify the vascular protective effects of ezetimibe in patients with hypercholesterolemia. METHODS:E...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kurobe H,Aihara K,Higashida M,Hirata Y,Nishiya M,Matsuoka Y,Kanbara T,Nakayama T,Kinoshita H,Sugano M,Fujimoto E,Kurobe A,Sugasawa N,Kitaichi T,Akaike M,Sata M,Matsumoto T,Kitagawa T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Changes in indexes of obesity, such as waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI), may influence some glucose metabolism-related parameters in both obese and non-obese subjects. We have investigated the impact of changes in WC and in BMI on data related to glucose metabolism over a one-year period. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sakamoto A,Ishizaka Y,Toda E,Nagai R,Koike K,Yamakado M,Ishizaka N

更新日期：2010-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The risk index for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in the Japanese metabolic syndrome-focused health checkup program was changed from total cholesterol (TC) to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). We discuss the validity of this change with respect to standardization. METHODS:The beta-quantificatio...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nakamura M,Koyama I,Iso H,Sato S,Okazaki M,Kayamori Y,Kiyama M,Kitamura A,Shimamoto T,Ishikawa Y

更新日期：2010-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Renal dysfunction is a major public health problem, but there have been few investigations of the relationship between serum high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin and renal function in Japanese community-dwelling adults. METHODS:We randomly recruited a sample of 1,849 adult Japanese (793 men aged 60 ± 14 (mean ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kawamoto R,Tabara Y,Kohara K,Miki T,Abe M,Kusunoki T,Katoh T,Ohtsuka N

更新日期：2010-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Recent studies have suggested that hyperinsulinemia is associated with high cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the serum insulin level and coronary artery calcification (CAC). METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional study of 582 consecutive and nondiabetic particip...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tanaka M,Fukui M,Tomiyasu K,Akabame S,Nakano K,Hasegawa G,Oda Y,Nakamura N

更新日期：2010-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Homocysteine is associated with increased arterial resistance and eventually causes luminal reduction. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate an association between the plasma concentration of total homocysteine (tHcy) and stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) in patients with ischemi...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Jeong SK,Seo JY,Cho YI

更新日期：2010-09-30 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:Since we previously reported that lower levels of HDL-C may be most useful for predicting coronary artery disease (CAD) as assessed by multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT), we sought to confirm, among the levels of LDL-C, HDL-C, non-HDL-C (total cholesterol minus HDL-C) and the ratio of LDL-C to HDL-C (LDL...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Shiga Y,Miura S,Mitsutake R,Kawamura A,Uehara Y,Saku K

更新日期：2010-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The clinical relevance of the suggested pleiotropic effects of hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) is controversial. Aggressive statins effectively reduce lipid levels, but whether their other effects are more powerful than those of regular statins is unknown. METHODS:We enrolled 32 pat...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hoshiga M,Arishiro K,Nakakoji T,Miyazaki N,Negoro N,Okabe T,Kohbayashi E,Ishihara T,Hanafusa T

更新日期：2010-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hypercholesterolemic patients with inflammation are at high risk for cardiovascular events. Statins exert anti-inflammatory action independent of their cholesterol-lowering action. This study sought to clarify whether statin therapy reduces inflammatory markers in hypercholesterolemic patients and to determine fact...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Horiuchi Y,Hirayama S,Soda S,Seino U,Kon M,Ueno T,Idei M,Hanyu O,Tsuda T,Ohmura H,Miida T

更新日期：2010-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In addition to the risk of progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), chronic kidney disease (CKD) is also known to be associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Statins may improve renal function in CKD patients. METHODS:The database of the LIVALO Effectiveness and Safety (LIVES) Study,...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kimura K,Shimano H,Yokote K,Urashima M,Teramoto T

更新日期：2010-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) differ considerably with regard to the inclusion of the number of carotid segments and angles used. Detailed information on the completeness of CIMT information is often lacking in published reports, and at most, overall percentages are presented...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Dogan S,Duivenvoorden R,Grobbee DE,Kastelein JJ,Shear CL,Evans GW,Visseren FL,Bots ML,Radiance 1 and 2 Study Groups.

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Limited correlations between C-reactive protein (CRP) and coronary artery disease (CAD) have been reported. Recently, MRI became a useful tool for non-invasively evaluating atherosclerotic plaques in thoracic and abdominal aortas. METHODS:To elucidate the associations between plasma CRP levels and the severities o...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Momiyama Y,Ohmori R,Fayad ZA,Kihara T,Tanaka N,Kato R,Taniguchi H,Nagata M,Nakamura H,Ohsuzu F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:High density lipoprotein (HDL) and its apolipoproteins can promote cholesterol efflux from macrophage foam cells via the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), ABCG1, and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI). Liver X receptors (LXRs) operate as cholesterol sensors which may protect from cholesterol overl...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hu YW,Wang Q,Ma X,Li XX,Liu XH,Xiao J,Liao DF,Xiang J,Tang CK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In Japan, heart disease and cerebral ischemic disease are major causes of death. A decrease in the level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) through intensive treatment with statins positively correlates with a reduction in the volume of plaques in patients with cardiovascular disease. The METEOR trial, ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kurabayashi M,Sakuma I,Kawamori R,Daida H,Yamazaki T,Yoshida M,Hata M,Masuda I,Kaku K,Yokoi H,Kishimoto J,Nohara R

更新日期：2010-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Adipose tissue inflammation induced by macrophage infiltration through the MCP-1/CCR2 pathway is considered to play a pivotal role in the development of visceral obesity and insulin resistance. In the present study, therefore, we examined whether pharmacological inhibition of CCR2 is effective against the developme...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tamura Y,Sugimoto M,Murayama T,Minami M,Nishikaze Y,Ariyasu H,Akamizu T,Kita T,Yokode M,Arai H

更新日期：2010-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Central pulse pressure and measures of arterial stiffness (augmentation index (AIx) and aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV)) predict morbidity and mortality in patients with stage 2-4 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although statin therapy may be of vascular benefit in patients with CKD, the long-term effect of statins ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Fassett RG,Robertson IK,Ball MJ,Geraghty DP,Sharman JE,Coombes JS

更新日期：2010-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) have been shown to block matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 activity, which plays a role in atherogenesis. MMP-9 activity of macrophages is increased during foam cell formation. To investigate the contribution of ACEIs to foam cell formation, we studied the effects of ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kojima C,Ino J,Ishii H,Nitta K,Yoshida M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To demonstrate the clinical benefit of inhibiting intestinal cholesterol absorption, we evaluated the effects of ezetimibe on surrogate markers of cholesterol absorption and synthesis, lipid and glucose metabolism, and markers of obesity and inflammation. METHODS:A total of 120 patients with dyslipidemia (46 men; ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hiramitsu S,Ishiguro Y,Matsuyama H,Yamada K,Kato K,Noba M,Uemura A,Yoshida S,Matsubara Y,Kani A,Hasegawa K,Hishida H,Ozaki Y

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin cofactor II (HCII) specifically inhibits thrombin action at the site of vascular wall injury. We encountered a congenital HCII deficiency patient with advanced multiple atherosclerotic lesions. This patient led us to conduct clinical studies to examine the role of HCII against atherosclerosis. We found that th...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Aihara K,Azuma H,Akaike M,Sata M,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：AIM:A new antibody reacted with an epitope in Lp(a) that has undergone oxidation treatment, but is not present in native Lp(a), was developed. Thus, we determined serum oxidized Lp(a) concentration in healthy volunteers, and coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypertensive patients. METHODS:We m...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Morishita R,Ishii J,Kusumi Y,Yamada S,Komai N,Ohishi M,Nomura M,Hishida H,Niihashi M,Mitsumata M

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：AIM:To investigate the association between arterial stiffness (present with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV)) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a population-based study of middle-aged Chinese. METHODS:MetS was defined using the AHA/NHLBI criteria. A total of 1,018 subjects aged 40 years and over were recruite...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Lin WY,Lai MM,Li CI,Lin CC,Li TC,Chen CC,Lin T,Liu CS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The clinical implications of stiffness of the carotid artery (CA) have not been fully clarified in the prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD), although intima-media thickness (IMT) has been established as a surrogate marker. We examined the associations of stiffness parameter beta (ST) and IMT with concurrent...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Lee E,Emoto M,Teramura M,Tsuchikura S,Ueno H,Shinohara K,Morioka T,Mori K,Koyama H,Shoji T,Okuno Y,Inaba M,Nishizawa Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the effects of exercise training on total and high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin and adiponectin oligomeric distribution. METHODS:A randomized parallel-design study (n=53; 40 women and 13 men; age range, 32?65 years) was conducted at a fitness club between April 2006 and July 2007. Participants w...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ando D,Hosaka Y,Suzuki K,Yamagata Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Perilipin and adipophilin, PAT family proteins, play important roles in lipid metabolism. Although nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is initiated by hepatocyte lipidation, little is known about the relationship between these proteins and hepatocellular injury. We investigated the expressions of perilipin an...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Fujii H,Ikura Y,Arimoto J,Sugioka K,Iezzoni JC,Park SH,Naruko T,Itabe H,Kawada N,Caldwell SH,Ueda M

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：AIM:Recent evidence suggests that small dense low-density lipoprotein (sd-LDL) particles are more atherogenic than large-LDL in spite of their lower cholesterol content. This study aimed to determine whether sd-LDL-cholesterol (sd-LDL-C) is superior to LDL-C as a biomarker of coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS:LDL ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Koba S,Yokota Y,Hirano T,Ito Y,Ban Y,Tsunoda F,Sato T,Shoji M,Suzuki H,Geshi E,Kobayashi Y,Katagiri T

更新日期：2008-10-01 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:Lipoprotein lipase protein exists in preheparin serum (preheparin LpL mass), even though lipoprotein lipase activity is rarely detected. Recent clinical studies have clarified that low preheparin LpL mass concentration is an important coronary risk factor. The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of telmisar...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hitsumoto T,Takahashi M,Iizuka T,Shirai K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00