In response: Hyperuricemia as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease

Is Hyperuricemia a Risk Factor to Cardiovascular Disease?

[Renal disease as a cardiovascular risk factor].

Mailing Address: Roberto Jorge da Silva Franco • Rua Carlos Guadanini, 1805 18610-120 – Botucatu, SP Brazil E-mail: [email protected] An estimated 10% of the American population has some degree of renal disease, although asymptomatic. In Brazil, no data are available on the prevalence of chronic renal disease. A number of studies show a direct and close relationship between the degree of re...

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 ...

Systemic adiponectin malfunction as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Adiponectin (Ad) is an abundant protein hormone regulatory of numerous metabolic processes. The 30 kDa protein originates from adipose tissue, with full-length and globular domain circulatory forms. A collagenous domain within Ad leads to spontaneous self-assemblage into various oligomeric isoforms, including trimers, hexamers, and high-molecular-weight multimers. Two membrane-spanning receptor...

Subclinical thyroid dysfunction as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

BACKGROUND There have been few large epidemiological studies examining the association between thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. In particular, it is uncertain if subclinical hypothyroidism is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. METHODS Serum thyrotropin and free thyroxine concentrations were measured in 2108 archived serum samples from a 1981 community health survey in Bu...