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Lipoprotein Sub-Fractions by Ion-Mobility Analysis and Its Association with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in High-Risk Individuals
Aneni EC, Osondu CU, De La Cruz J, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Younus A, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Nasir K. Lipoprotein Sub-Fractions by Ion-Mobility Analysis and Its Association with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in High-Risk Individuals. Journal Of Atherosclerosis And Thrombosis 2018, 26: 50-63. PMID: 30224606, PMCID: PMC6308270, DOI: 10.5551/jat.40741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calcificationLipoprotein subfractionsCoronary atherosclerosisRisk of CACLipoprotein particlesLipoprotein subfraction analysisSubclinical coronary atherosclerosisBaptist Health South FloridaLarge LDL particlesHigh-risk personsHigh-risk populationHigh-risk individualsTriglyceride-rich lipoproteinsHigh-risk workersArtery calcificationIDL particlesMetabolic syndromeLipoprotein profileHDL lipoproteinsMean ageLipoprotein subclassesMedium LDLStudy populationRisk individualsVLDL particles
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