Carotid artery stenosis as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

Family history as a risk factor for carotid artery stenosis.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We investigated whether family history of stroke or coronary heart disease (CHD) is associated with presence of carotid artery stenosis (CAS). METHODS The study cohort included 864 patients (72±8 years; 68% men) with CAS and 1698 controls (61±11 years; 55% men) referred for noninvasive vascular testing. CAS was defined as ≥70% stenosis in the internal carotid artery on ...

effect of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on carotid artery intima-media thickness as a risk factor for atherosclerosis

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 aim : this study aimed to evaluate the effect of nafld on cimt as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. background : the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is increasing worldwide due to rise of obesity and diabetes mellitus (dm) prevalence. non-invasive assessment of carotid intima-media thickness (cimt)...

Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) is a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease

Supportive Data for Galectin-3 as a Prognostic Factor in Coronary Artery Disease

Introduction: Galectin-3 is known as a biomarker in patients with heart failure. This protein participates in different mechanisms involved in atherosclerosis including inflammation and plaque formation. This study was conducted to investigate whether this factor could be a predictive biomarker for the severity of atherosclerosis. Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 80 patients ...

periodontal disease as a risk factor for ischemic heart disease

background: coronary artery disease is recognized as one of the three major causes of mortality around the world. the role of inflammation in producing coronary artery disease has been established in previous studies. since periodontitis, which is highly prevalent, is considered as a cause of inflammation, its influence on producing coronary artery disease was investigated in the present study ...