BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It has been reported that taking antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may increase the risk of atherosclerosis. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the carotid artery intima-media thickness (CA-IMT) as a surrogate factor for atherosclerosis in epileptic patients. METHODS We searched NCBI (PubMed), ISI Web of Knowledge, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases for studies o...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the independent association of the intimal-medial thickness of carotid and femoral arteries (CA-IMT and FA-IMT), a marker of atheroscelosis, with insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients. We evaluated CA-IMT and FA-IMT by high-resolution ultrasonography and insulin resistance determined by euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp in 119 type 2 diab...

This article provides an overview of new payment schemes for Innovative medical technologies (IMT) to be applied in January 2022 Korea. We wrote paper by extracting important matters from contents determined task force develop scheme on IMT Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service conclusion drawn through full consultation with relevant government agencies stakeholder. The refers that has...

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...

The limb-specific effects of aging upon vessel structure and function are not well understood. Consequently, in 12 young (26 +/- 2 yr) and 12 old (72 +/- 1 yr) healthy subjects, we utilized ultrasound Doppler to evaluate intima-media thickness (IMT), ischemic reperfusion, and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) following (5 min) suprasystolic cuff occlusion in both the arm [brachial artery (BA)] and t...

BACKGROUND Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), a measure of subclinical cardiovascular disease, changes during the cardiac cycle. The magnitude of this effect and its implications have not been well studied. METHODS AND RESULTS Far-wall IMT measurements of the right common carotid artery were measured at end diastole and peak systole in 5633 individuals from the Multi-Ethnic S...