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
2014
Measuring coronary artery calcification: Is serum vitamin D relevant?
Malik R, Aneni EC, Roberson L, Ogunmoroti O, Ali SS, Shaharyar S, Younus A, Jamal O, Aziz MA, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Nasir K. Measuring coronary artery calcification: Is serum vitamin D relevant? Atherosclerosis 2014, 237: 734-738. PMID: 25463113, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.10.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calciumLow vitamin D levelsSubclinical coronary atherosclerosisVitamin D levelsCoronary atherosclerosisVitamin DD levelsFurther high-quality studiesVitamin D relevantLow vitamin DCoronary artery calcificationSystematic MEDLINE searchHigh-quality studiesCAC incidenceCAC progressionArtery calcificationArtery calciumCAC prevalenceCAC severityInclusion criteriaMEDLINE searchInsufficient evidenceConsistent associationSmall sample sizeOnly study