Browsing by Subject "cardiovascular disease"
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Alport syndrome from bench to bedside: The potential of current treatment beyond RAAS blockade and the horizon of future therapies
(2014)The hereditary type IV collagen disease Alport syndrome (AS) always leads to end-stage renal failure. Yesterday, for the past 90 years, this course was described as 'inevitable'. Today, RAAS blockade has changed the ...
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A Comparison of Ultrasound Intima-Media Thickness Measurements of the Left and Right Common Carotid Artery
(2015)The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) is an established indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD). There have been reports about the difference between the left and the right sides of the CCA ...
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First and second order statistical texture features in carotid plaque image analysis: preliminary results from ongoing research.
(2011)Carotid plaques have been associated with ipsilateral neurological symptoms. High-resolution ultrasound can provide information not only on the degree of carotid artery stenosis but also on the characteristics of the ...
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Serum total homocysteine, folate, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C→T genotype and subclinical atherosclerosis
(2009)Objective : To determine the relationship of serum total homocysteine (tHcy), serum folate and 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C→T genotype with ultrasonic arterial wall measurements associated with ...
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Underexpression of the apolipoprotein E2 and E4 alleles in the Greek Cypriot population of Cyprus
(1995)Apolipoprotein E (APOE) plays an important role in the multifactorial etiology of both cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to investigate the APOE gene polymorphism in ...