Hintergrund: Während die Intima-Media Dicke (IMD) der Arteria carotis communis als Marker für kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen betrachtet wird, ist die Bedeutung der Intima-Media Dicke (IMD) der Arteria femoralis communis nicht näher definiert. Ziel der ...
Background: Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality are increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our study aim was to determine the relationship between carotid artery intima-media wall thickness (IMT) and flow-mediated endothelium-...
Radiation induced atherosclerosis of the carotid artery is a clinically relevant late complication after head and neck radiotherapy. Improved long-term survival after multimodality therapy in neck malignancies result in an increased risk of carotid artery ...
Abstract. The estimation of risk for atherosclerotic and cardiovascular events based only on the presence of classical risk factors is often insufficient. Therefore, efforts have been made to find markers that indicate the presence of preclinical disease ...
Abstract. Background: There is a widely approved influence of novel risk factors like the body fat distribution and the associated metabolic syndrome, subclinical inflammation, insulin resistance and prediabetic disturbances in glucose metabolism on the ...
Abstract. Early detection of vascular damage in atherosclerosis and accurate assessment of cardiovascular risk factors are the basis for appropriate treatment strategies in cardiovascular medicine. The current ...
Summary:Background: Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) represents a well-known predisposing factor for asymptomatic carotid artery lesions and acute cerebrovascular accidents. Our aim is to provide contemporary estimates on the ...
Summary: Drainage of the arterial wall via adventitial lymphatic vessels has been shown to play a pivotal role for vessel wall homeostasis. Also, retrograde cholesterol transport is ensured via this route, but no studies exist to ...
Seit 1986, gemäss der Publikation der italienischen Gruppe um P Pignoli, gilt die Messung der Intima-Media-Dicke der Karotiden mittels B-Mode-Ultraschall als sehr wichtige Untersuchung zur Beurteilung des kardiovaskulären Risikos in epidemiologischen und ...