Causes of changes in carotid intima-media thickness: a literature review

B Qu, T Qu - Cardiovascular ultrasound, 2015 - Springer
Atherosclerosis causes significant morbidity and mortality. Carotid intima-media thickness
(CIMT) predicts future cardiovascular and ischaemic stroke incidence. CIMT, a measure of …

Effects of L-citrulline supplementation and aerobic training on vascular function in individuals with obesity across the lifespan

AG Flores-Ramírez, VI Tovar-Villegas, A Maharaj… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Children with obesity are at higher risk for developing cardiometabolic diseases that once
were considered health conditions of adults. Obesity is commonly associated with …

The association between carotid intima-media thickness and new-onset hypertension in a Chinese community-based population

L Zhang, F Fan, L Qi, J Jia, Y Yang, J Li… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2019 - Springer
Background Hypertension and arterial vasculopathy may be mutual causes and effects. It is
unknown whether carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is reliably predictive of the presence …

The association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio cholesterol ratio and thickened carotid intima-media thickness: A …

Z Zhang, Y Liu, Y Zhang, P Qin, P Zhao, C Wang… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background It is indicated that Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol ratio (LDL-C/HDL-C ratio) has greater predictive value for thickened carotid …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), flow mediated dilatation (FMD) and carotid intima media thickness (IMT) in children with juvenile idiopathic …

MF Ebraheem, RAER Sallam, MA Mohsen… - The Egyptian …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background There is risk of premature atherosclerosis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
patients which predisposes to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood. This can be …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between carotid artery intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk factors in Chinese Uygur population

F Zhang, L Feng, Y Chen, Z Geng… - International Journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims: To investigate the relationships between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and
conventional cardiovascular risk factors in Uygur population. Methods: In totally 226 Uygur …

The Correlation and Risk Factors between Carotid Intima-Media Thickening and Alcoholic Liver Disease Coupled with Helicobacter pylori Infection

Q Bao-Ge, W Hui, J Yi-Guo, S Ji-Liang… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The aim of this study was to explore the associations and differences in influencing factors
between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) coupled with Helicobacter pylori infection and …

Carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque: a pilot study of risk factors in an indigenous Nigerian population

ON Ukweh, EU Ekpo - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Risk factors for carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque (CP)
differ by ethnicity; however, this is not well understood in some ethnic populations. This work …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on atherosclerotic and hemocytic parameters in obese patients

M Baykara, FM Yazar, E Cengiz… - Turkish Journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protective effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on atherosclerotic and hemocytic
parameters in obese patients - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access …

Risk factors associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in a male population with chronic alcohol consumption: a prospective observational study

B Qu, T Qu, Y Liu, Y Jia, X Han, J Su, H Wang, L Liu… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Previous studies have reported a relationship between alcohol consumption and carotid
intima-media thickness (CIMT). However, the exact associations between different severities …