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Adipokines as mediators of endothelial function and atherosclerosis
(2013)For many decades, adipose tissue was considered as an inactive body compartment that was only used as an energy store. During the recent years, an increasing amount of data has revealed that adipose tissue is a major ... -
Adrenomedullin optimises mortality prediction in COPD patients
(2015)Background: Current multicomponent scores that predict mortality in COPD patients might underestimate the systemic component of COPD. Therefore, we evaluated the accuracy of circulating levels of proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) ... -
Association of ischaemic stroke subtype with long-term cardiovascular events
(2014)Background and purpose: There is no strong evidence that all ischaemic stroke types are associated with high cardiovascular risk. Our aim was to investigate whether all ischaemic stroke types are associated with high ... -
Associations of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta Gene Polymorphisms with Lipid Levels and Insulin Resistance in Men
(2015)Objective. The association of four single nucleotide polymorphisms in estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) and beta (ESR2) genes with lipid levels and insulin resistance in men. Design and methods. Lipids, glucose, insulin and ... -
Blood reflects tissue oxidative stress: a systematic review
(2015)We examined whether the levels of oxidative stress biomarkers measured in blood reflect the tissue redox status. Data from studies that measured redox biomarkers in blood, heart, liver, kidney and skeletal muscle were ... -
Changes of plasma fibrinogen and fibrinolysis in response to competition stress in swimming coaches
(2005)Aim. The aim of the paper is to investigate the effects of competition stress in swimming coaches. Methods. The effect of competition stress on fibrinogen and t-PA antigen concentrations was studied in 14 coaches during ... -
Cholesterol Crystal Embolization: A Possible Complication of Peripheral Endovascular Interventions
(2008)Cholesterol crystal embolization (CCE) is a possible complication of peripheral endovascular interventions. The diagnosis of CCE is suggested by the gradual onset of peripheral cutaneous manifestations (e.g., livedo ... -
Common femoral artery intima-media thickness as marker for cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic adults
(2009)Background: The common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is considered as a marker of cardiovascular disease, while the value of the common femoral IMT is not well defined. The aim of the present study was to investigate ... -
Comparative Performance of Three Metabolic Syndrome Definitions in the Prediction of Acute Coronary Syndrome
(2009)Objective The value of the recently introduced definitions of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the identification of high cardiovascular risk subjects remains questionable. We examined the association among different definitions ... -
Depression and atherosclerosis
(2011)The aim of this paper was to examine the interaction between depression and atherosclerosis through a systematic review. A Medline search was performed from 1966 through 2009 using relevant terms such as depression, ... -
Determinants of electrocardiographic and spatial vectorcardiographic descriptors of ventricular repolarization in normal subjects
(2001)he link between the dispersion of ventricular recovery times and arrhythmias has previously been demonstrated.(1) QT dispersion has been used to quantify the dispersion of ventricular refractoriness from the standard 12-lead ... -
Developing the Evidence Base for Cancer Chemoprevention: Use of Meta-Analysis
(2011)Meta-analysis is a quantitative approach for systematically combining the results of previous studies in order to arrive at conclusions about the body of research. It answers a specific research question, includes an ... -
Diagnostic and prognostic impact of brain natriuretic peptide in cardiac and noncardiac diseases
(2008)OBJECTIVE: Cardiac secretion of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) increases with the progression of congestive heart failure (CHF). The plasma measurement of BNP emerged recently as a useful, cost-effective biomarker for the ... -
Effects of exercise and physical activity on depression
(2011)Depression is a very prevalent mental disorder affecting 340 million people globally and is projected to become the leading cause of disability and the second leading contributor to the global burden of disease by the year ... -
Fetuin-A is Associated with Disease Severity and Exacerbation Frequency in Patients with COPD
(2013)Fetuin-A is a liver protein that may serve as an inhibitor of systemic inflammation in humans. In the present study we assessed the levels of fetuin-A in COPD patients in stable condition and on exacerbation in an attempt ... -
Fibrinolytic/hemostatic variables in arterial hypertension: Response to treatment with irbesartan or atenolol
(2000)Essential hypertension is often accompanied by abnormalities of the coagulation/fibrinolytic system, predisposing to a procoagulant state. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of atenolol (beta(1)-blocker ... -
Genetic variation associated with ischemic heart failure: A HuGE review and meta-analysis
(2007)The ischemic etiology of heart failure is an independent prognostic factor associated with worse long-term outcome. Recent evidence indicates a role for genetic susceptibility to ischemic heart failure. The authors ... -
Impact of intraoperative hypotension on hospital stay in major abdominal surgery
(2011)Although the relationship between preoperative risk factors and outcomes has been extensively studied, the effect of intraoperative hemodynamic changes in a patient's postoperative course has been less well defined. We ... -
An insight into short- and long-term mechanical circulatory support systems
(2015)Cardiogenic shock due to acute myocardial infarction, postcardiotomy syndrome following cardiac surgery, or manifestation of heart failure remains a clinical challenge with high mortality rates, despite ongoing advances ... -
Left atrial systolic function is depressed in idiopathic and preserved in ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
(1999)Background Left atrial systolic dysfunction, unexplained by altered loading conditions, has been reported in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy suggesting left atrial involvement in the myopathic process. Materials and ...