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Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Early Heart Failure Study: Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics

Circulation: Heart Failure

Between 2016 and 2018, 3285 MESA participants from 6 field centers underwent comprehensive speckle-tracking echocardiography with passive leg raise maneuver, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, 6-minute walk test, arterial stiffness assessment, and proteomics (including NT-proBNP [N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide]).Results:Median

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Association between hyperuricemia and chronic total coronary occlusion in non–chronic kidney disease populations: a cross-sectional study

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

Hyperuricemia (HU) is often associated with atherosclerosis. Methods A cohort of 1245 individuals without chronic kidney disease from southwest China who underwent coronary angiography between February 2018 and June 2021 were enrolled.

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Abstract 102: Association Between Kidney Function and Severity of White Matter Hyperintensity: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Stroke Journal

Background and Purpose:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an increased risk of stroke and worse outcomes, yet it is often asymptomatic, with an estimated 90% of individuals unaware they have CKD until its later stages. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A102-A102, February 1, 2025. female, 22.1%

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

1,6 Until recently atherosclerosis has been thought of as the result of passive lipid accumulation in the vessel wall. However, the development of atherosclerosis is now known to be much more complex, with a key role for immune cells and inflammation in conjunction with hyperlipidemia and elevated LDL levels.7 μ/L on 0.6