2020
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Modifies Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase in Cigarette Smokers
Oni ET, Figueredo V, Aneni E, Veladar E, McEvoy JW, Blaha MJ, Blumenthal RS, Conceicao RD, Carvalho JAM, Santos RD, Nasir K. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Modifies Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase in Cigarette Smokers. Journal Of Clinical Medicine Research 2020, 12: 472-482. PMID: 32849935, PMCID: PMC7430878, DOI: 10.14740/jocmr3932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseGamma-glutamyl transferaseSerum gamma-glutamyl transferaseClinical cardiovascular diseaseHigh GGT levelsGGT levelsNAFLD statusOxidative stressAbsence of NAFLDPresence of NAFLDPrevalence of NAFLDFatty liver diseaseImpact of smokingCross-sectional associationsCV riskCardiovascular riskCurrent smokersCurrent smokingMultivariable adjustmentLiver diseaseCigarette smokersEffect modificationCardiovascular diseaseHealthy subjectsSmoking
2015
Elevated serum uric acid is associated with vascular inflammation but not coronary artery calcification in the healthy octogenarians: the Brazilian study on healthy aging
Malik R, Aneni EC, Shahrayar S, Freitas WM, Ali SS, Veledar E, Latif MA, Aziz M, Ahmed R, Khan SA, Joseph J, Feiz H, Sposito A, Nasir K. Elevated serum uric acid is associated with vascular inflammation but not coronary artery calcification in the healthy octogenarians: the Brazilian study on healthy aging. Aging Clinical And Experimental Research 2015, 28: 359-362. PMID: 26084248, DOI: 10.1007/s40520-015-0395-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum uric acidElevated hs-CRPCoronary artery calcificationHs-CRPSUA tertilesCardiovascular diseaseCoronary atherosclerosisHealthy octogenariansArtery calcificationVascular inflammationAssociation of SUATertiles of SUAElevated serum uric acidSensitive C-reactive proteinMedian hs-CRPClinical cardiovascular diseaseHigher SUA levelsC-reactive proteinSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseUric acidCAC burdenCAC presenceSUA levelsOverall prevalenceElderly population