Pathology of human coronary and carotid artery atherosclerosis and vascular calcification in diabetes mellitus

K Yahagi, FD Kolodgie, C Lutter, H Mori… - … , and vascular biology, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The continuing increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the general population is
predicted to result in a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease. Although the …

Metabolically-healthy obesity and coronary artery calcification

Y Chang, BK Kim, KE Yun, J Cho, Y Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the coronary artery calcium (CAC)
scores of metabolically-healthy obese (MHO) and metabolically healthy normal-weight …

Recent Highlights of ATVB Calcification

R Virmani, M Joner, K Sakakura - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
1330 Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol July 2014 of bone morphogenetic protein by feeding a
small molecule inhibitor of bone morphogenetic protein type I receptor kinase LDN-193189 …

Relationship between low relative muscle mass and coronary artery calcification in healthy adults

BJ Ko, Y Chang, HS Jung, KE Yun… - … , and vascular biology, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Sarcopenia or low muscle mass is related to cardiovascular risk factors;
however, the association between low muscle mass and subclinical atherosclerosis has …

HbA1c increase is associated with higher coronary and peripheral atherosclerotic burden in non diabetic patients

R Scicali, P Giral, A Gallo, A Di Pino, AM Rabuazzo… - Atherosclerosis, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and aims Prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of developing
diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to examine the cardiovascular (CV) …

Prevalence and severity of menopause symptoms and associated factors across menopause status in Korean women

G Yim, Y Ahn, Y Chang, S Ryu, JY Lim, D Kang… - Menopause, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The present study investigated the prevalence and severity of menopause
symptoms experienced by Korean women aged 44 to 56 years and their associated factors …

Subclinical hypothyroidism and incident depression in young and middle-age adults

JS Kim, Y Zhang, Y Chang, S Ryu… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The role of subclinical hypothyroidism in the development of depression
remains controversial. We examined the prospective association between subclinical …

Life's simple 7 cardiovascular health metrics and progression of coronary artery calcium in a low-risk population: a cohort study

S Kim, Y Chang, J Cho, YS Hong, DI Zhao… - … , and vascular biology, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—We examined the association of cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics with the
development and progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) among apparently healthy …

Changes in sleep duration and subsequent risk of hypertension in healthy adults

CW Kim, Y Chang, JG Kang, S Ryu - Sleep, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives It is unknown whether changes in sleep duration are associated
with hypertension risk. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes in sleep …

Hemoglobin A1c and the Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification Among Adults Without Diabetes

AP Carson, MW Steffes, JJ Carr, Y Kim… - Diabetes …, 2015 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Higher levels of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are associated with increased
cardiovascular disease risk among individuals without diabetes and may also be positively …