Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the liver is a very rare lesion that has radiologic similarity with malignant liver tumor. Differential diagnosis of IMT from a malignant lesion of the liver is very important because surgical resection is not mandatory for IMT. Lipiodol computed tomography is a very sensitive and specific diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). Herein, w...

BACKGROUND Bronchiectasis is a chronic suppurative lung disease often characterised by airflow obstruction and hyperinflation, and leading to decreased exercise tolerance and reduced health status. The role of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has not been investigated in this group of patients. METHODS Thirty two patients with idiopathic bronchiectasis were ...

Background—Impairment of vascular endothelial function and increased intima-media thickness (IMT) are important early steps in atherogenesis. Longitudinal data on the effect of physical activity on endothelial function and IMT in healthy adolescents are lacking. We investigated prospectively the association of leisure-time physical activity with endothelial function (brachial artery flow-mediat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a marker of cardiovascular disease associated with incident stroke. We studied whether IMT rate of change is associated with stroke. METHODS We studied 5028 participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) comprising white, Chinese, Hispanic, and black participants free of cardiovascular disease. In this MES...

Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity is a marker of oxidative stress and activity is associated with cardiovascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a noninvasive predictor of atherosclerosis. We investigated the association between serum GGT activity and carotid IMT. Fifty-five persons who had normal liver function tests were consecutively enrolled. Carotid IMT was ev...

1 report from a large Brazilian study (n=9792) that factors they analyzed explained a higher proportion of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT; ie, gave a higher R 2 in multiple regression) than reported in previous studies. As pointed out by Inaba et al, 2 it is crucial to distinguish between IMT measured according to the Mannheim consensus (in the far wall of the distal common carotid where t...

BACKGROUND HIV-infected patients may be at increased risk for coronary events. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in HIV patients at baseline and to measure IMT progression over 1 year. METHODS AND RESULTS We measured blood lipids, inflammatory markers, and IMT in 148 HIV-infected adults (mean age, 45+/-8 years) and in 63 age- and sex-...

BACKGROUND Although carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is the most commonly used ultrasonic measurement of atherosclerosis, plaque burden can be also assessed by ultrasound (US). We investigated the relationship between IMT, total plaque area (TPA) and total plaque volume (TPV) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS One hundred and seven patients with suspected CAD and caro...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Cholesterol Lowering Atherosclerosis Study has reported significant reduction of coronary artery disease and of carotid arterial intima-media thickness (IMT) at 2 and 4 years with colestipol/niacin therapy. We now report on treatment effects on carotid IMT at 6 months and 1 year. METHODS One hundred eighty-eight nonsmoking men, aged 40 to 59 years, with prior corona...

BACKGROUND-The use of intima-media thickness (IMT) as an outcome measure in observational studies and intervention trials relies on the view that it reflects early stages of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk. There is little knowledge concerning the relation between IMT and brain infarction (BI). METHODS AND RESULTS-We investigated the relation of IMT with BI and its subtypes in 470 cases...