- ►touchcardiology.com [PDF] T Mazzone, PM Meyer, SB Feinstein, MH Davidson, GT … - Jama, 2006 - Am Med Assoc Context Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of coronary atherosclerosis
and independently predicts cardiovascular events, which are increased in type 2 diabetes mellitus
(DM). While studies of relatively short duration have suggested that thiazolidinediones ... Cited by 221 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
- ►sinoas.com [PDF] MR Skilton, P Moulin, A Sérusclat, P Nony, F Bonnet - Atherosclerosis, 2007 - Elsevier The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
However, the association between metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic
patients remains unknown. We examined the association between carotid atherosclerosis ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 14 versions
- ►cardiologicomonzino.it [PDF] D Baldassarre, M Amato, L Pustina, S Castelnuovo, S … - Atherosclerosis, 2007 - Elsevier Max-IMT was measured by ultrasound in 1969 patients attending a lipid clinic. The “best threshold
values” (BTVs) above which we considered the Max-IMT to be abnormally high were calculated
for our dyslipdemic population for each 10-year age interval in men and women. Two ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - All 20 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org P Raggi, A Bellasi, C Ratti - Diabetes Care, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death and disability in diabetes, and the
morbidity and mortality for coronary artery disease (CAD) in this population is two to four times
higher than in nondiabetic subjects. Traditional risk factors do not fully explain the level of ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►onlinejacc.org IJ Kullo, AR Malik - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007 - Elsevier Myocardial infarction and stroke often occur without prior warning in asymptomatic
individuals. Identifying individuals at risk is important for cost-effective use of preventive
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- ►ahajournals.org H Yokoyama, N Katakami, Y Yamasaki - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc Summary of Review— Data were available from 11 studies (n=1578) in subjects with type 2 diabetes
(including impaired glucose tolerance, n=132) that evaluated the effect of interventions on change
in CIMT. The overall weighed rate of change in mean CIMT based on data among control ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - All 5 versions
RT Hurst, DWC Ng, C Kendall, B Khandheria - Journal of the American Society …, 2007 - Elsevier Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a simple and inexpensive tool to assess the cumulative
effect of atherosclerotic risk factors and is an independent predictor of future cardiovascular
risk. CIMT is commonly used as a surrogate end point in research trials as a marker of ... Cited by 14 - Related articles
- ►nih.gov R Djaberi, ED Beishuizen, AM Pereira, TJ Rabelink, JW … - Diabetologia, 2008 - Springer Abstract Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of mor- tality in type 2 diabetes mellitus. The
criteria for the selection of those asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes who should undergo
cardiac screening and the therapeutic con- sequences of screening remain controversial. ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 8 versions
S Hirayama, T Miida, O Miyazaki, Y Aizawa - Diabetes care, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc We measured the preβ1-HDL concentration in 30 patients with type 2 diabetes (mean ± SD age
58.5 ± 12.3 years, 13 men and 17 women) and in 30 age- and sex-matched healthy control
subjects. We excluded patients receiving hypolipidemic agents and those with renal ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►sherbornegibbs.com [PDF] T Forst, B Wilhelm, A Pfutzner, W Fuchs, U … - Diabetes & Vascular …, 2008 - dvr.sagepub.com Abstract W e investigated the effect of atorvastatin monotherapy and combined treatment with
ator- vastatin and pioglitazone on intima-media thick- ness, vascular function and the cardiovascular
risk profile. In all, 148 patients (76 male, 72 female; aged 61.4+6.5 years; body mass ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 8 versions
