BACKGROUND Stroke is one of the major causes of death worldwide. The importance of increased intima-media thickness in cardiovascular risk stratification has been recurrently studied. The relationship between them, however, is still controversial. OBJECTIVES To determine whether increased common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness can be used as an independent high-risk marker for the...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The recent finding that genetic variation in the leukotriene biosynthesis pathway may confer an increased risk of ischemic stroke and atherosclerosis has implicated the leukotriene family as potential mediators of cardiovascular disease. Using a 2-stage replication design, we have examined whether polymorphisms in 8 genes related to this pathway are associated with early ...

background: some studies  in recent  years showed  that carotid  intima-media   thickness  (imt),  indicator  of  the presence  of atherosclerosis,  was higher  in non-alcoholic fatty  liver disease  (nafld)  in comparison  with  normal subjects.  they concluded  that  nafld  patients  may  be resulted  in more cardiovascular events. hence, we aimed to study the association of nafld and ischemi...

background: role of atherosclerosis  in the pathogenesis of ischemic and hemorrhagic  infarctions is still matter  of debate. intima-media thickness (imt) of the common carotid  artery (cca) and  internal  carotid  artery (ica) are markers of atherosclerosis. the aim of this study was to compare  cca imt and ica imt of patients  with ischemic and hemorrhagic infarction. methods: two equal group...

background: recent evidences have supported migraine headache and neurally mediated syncope as the especial types of endotheliopathies. to determine endothelial function in patients with migraine headache or those with neurally mediated syncope,the present study was conducted. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 93 consecutive patients aged 5-20 years in four grou...

The Intima-Media Thickness (IMT) as measured by ultrasonography of carotid arteries is an acknowledged non-invasive method for assessing the impact of vascular risk factors and the progression of cardiovascular disease. The average of the far wall IMT of the common carotid artery (CIMT) from right and left sides is most frequently used. It correlates well with histology and it is a precursor ph...

BACKGROUND Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT) is currently used to assess the relationship between progression of coronary and systemic atherosclerosis. To date, however, the possible impact of regular physical activity (PA) on this parameter has not been well estimated. OBJECTIVES Our study aims to examine this aspect especially in the absence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. PATIENT...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS A growing body of evidence indicates that primary snoring (PS) may be the initial presentation of sleep-disordered breathing and can adversely affect an individual's health. Individuals with the sole diagnosis of PS were evaluated to determine if a relationship exists between snoring and thickening of the intima media of the carotid arteries. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional...

UNLABELLED Reports about the impact of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) on clinical status in Parkinson's disease (PD) are rather controversial. There have been a few studies and inconsistent results regarding the coincidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) and atherosclerotic diseases, such as cerebrovascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a known marker for subclinical atherosclero...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hypertension promotes carotid intima-media thickening. We reviewed the randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effects of an antihypertensive drug versus placebo or another antihypertensive agent of a different class on carotid intima-media thickness. METHODS We searched the PubMed and the Web of Science databases for randomized clinical trials, published in Eng...