Summary:Background: Since the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in Europe has declined to about 2.5%, general screening programs of elderly men are being called into question. On the other hand, other vascular diseases (e.g. coronary heart ...
The aim of this study was to investigate anthropometric measurements, body composition, and serum antioxidant vitamin levels in men with coronary heart disease (CHD). Thirty-five men with CHD and 31 men without CHD, aged 40 - 65 years, were included this ...
More than one hundred years ago the protein hypothesis of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and its association with cardiovascular disease was put forward on the basis of animal experiments; however, it has so far never been verified in humans. This ...
Hintergrund: Ziel dieser Studie war zunächst, die wohl bekannte flow mediated dilation (FMD) Methode mit der Iontophorese- induzierten Acetylcholin – Vasodilatation ( IAV ) zu vergleichen. Hauptziel war dann die Bestimmung der endothelialen Aktivität (EA) ...