2007
Associations of Plasma Natriuretic Peptide, Adrenomedullin, and Homocysteine Levels With Alterations in Arterial Stiffness
Levy D, Hwang S, Kayalar A, Benjamin E, Vasan R, Parise H, Larson M, Wang T, Selhub J, Jacques P, Vita J, Keyes M, Mitchell G. Associations of Plasma Natriuretic Peptide, Adrenomedullin, and Homocysteine Levels With Alterations in Arterial Stiffness. Circulation 2007, 115: 3079-3085. PMID: 17533184, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.652842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal atrial natriuretic peptideCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocityB-type natriuretic peptidePulse wave velocityAtrial natriuretic peptideCarotid-radial pulse wave velocityCentral pulse pressurePlasma natriuretic peptidesNatriuretic peptideArterial stiffnessHomocysteine levelsPulse pressureFramingham Heart StudyHeart StudyPlasma N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptideDiastolic blood pressureMean arterial pressureCarotid pulse pressureArterial wall stiffnessForward pressure waveArterial pressureCentral systolicBlood pressureHomocysteine concentrationsCardiovascular disease
2003
Cytokines, insulin-like growth factor 1, sarcopenia, and mortality in very old community-dwelling men and women: the Framingham Heart Study
Roubenoff R, Parise H, Payette H, Abad L, D'Agostino R, Jacques P, Wilson P, Dinarello C, Harris T. Cytokines, insulin-like growth factor 1, sarcopenia, and mortality in very old community-dwelling men and women: the Framingham Heart Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 115: 429-435. PMID: 14563498, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF-1 levelsInsulin-like growth factor-1Growth factor-1Fat-free massFramingham Heart StudyMass indexInterleukin-6TNF-alphaHeart StudyHigh serum interleukin-6 levelsHigher serum IGF-1 levelsBlood mononuclear cell productionOlder community-dwelling menSerum IGF-1 levelsSerum interleukin-6 levelsCommunity-dwelling older personsFat-free mass indexCommunity-dwelling elderly adultsSerum interleukin-6Interleukin-6 levelsCommunity-dwelling menMononuclear cell productionBody mass indexCytokines TNF-alphaFactor 1