AIM: We investigated whether visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measured by ultrasonography or CT, is superior to waist circumference (WC) in predicting the presence of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis. METHOD: We recruited 100 individuals without a history of cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus. VAT was measured by ultrasonography and common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) by B-mode ultrasonography. RESULTS: Both VAT and WC were positively associated with body mass index, triglycerides, uric acid, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, high sensitivity C-reactive protein and inversely correlated with high density lipoprotein cholesterol. However, only VAT was associated with CCA-IMT (r=0.309, p=0.002). Multivariate logist...
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AIM: We investigated whether visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measured by ultrasonography or CT, is sup...
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To analyze the risk factors involved in the development of carbapenem resistant Gram-negative bacter...
Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a highly prevalent inflammatory disease of the nose and ...
Purpose: In the present prospective multicenter observational study, we evaluated the potential role...
AIM: We investigated whether visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measured by ultrasonography or CT, is sup...
INTRODUCTION:Current evidence supports an association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS...
Aim: To investigate the incidence of new cerebral ischemic lesions after carotidendarterectomy (CEA)...
Introduction: Cognitive decline is present in 40%-70% of patients with MS and affects their quality ...
In the present study we examined the association between the ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene ...
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a marked increase of cadiovascullar events. In recent years, grea...
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate debris captured in embolic protection devices (E...
Background: Septic shock has been found to disrupt circadian rhythms. Moreover, timing of onset has ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the result of the accumulation of adipose tissue deposi...
The present study aimed to compare the horizontal and vertical methods for the surgical closure of t...
Introduction: Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) demonstrate impaired function of respiratory...
Background: Electrocardiographic noninvasive risk factors (NIRFs) have an important role in the arrh...
To analyze the risk factors involved in the development of carbapenem resistant Gram-negative bacter...
Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a highly prevalent inflammatory disease of the nose and ...
Purpose: In the present prospective multicenter observational study, we evaluated the potential role...