2023
Body Composition, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Including Heart Failure
Souza A, Rosenthal M, Moura F, Divakaran S, Osborne M, Hainer J, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Di Carli M, Taqueti V. Body Composition, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Including Heart Failure. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 17: 179-191. PMID: 37768241, PMCID: PMC10922555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionVisceral adipose tissueAssociated with coronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reserveBody mass indexLow coronary flow reserveSubcutaneous adipose tissueCoronary artery diseaseAdverse eventsPositron emission tomographyObese patientsMicrovascular dysfunctionVisceral adipose tissue cross-sectional areaCardiovascular eventsHeart failurePreserved left ventricular ejection fractionAdverse outcomesSkeletal muscleArtery diseaseFlow-limiting coronary artery diseaseBody compositionAssociated with body compositionEvaluation of coronary artery diseaseStress positron emission tomographyEmission tomography
2014
Arterial tissue and plasma concentration of enzymatic-driven oxysterols are associated with severe peripheral atherosclerotic disease and systemic inflammatory activity
Virginio V, Nunes V, Moura F, Menezes F, Andreollo N, Rogerio F, Scherrer D, Quintão E, Nakandakare E, Petrucci O, Nadruz-Junior W, de Faria E, Sposito A. Arterial tissue and plasma concentration of enzymatic-driven oxysterols are associated with severe peripheral atherosclerotic disease and systemic inflammatory activity. Free Radical Research 2014, 49: 199-203. PMID: 25465091, DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.992894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseSevere peripheral arterial diseaseAtherosclerotic diseasePlasma C-reactive proteinFree of atherosclerotic plaquesSystemic inflammatory activityC-reactive proteinPeripheral atherosclerotic diseaseFree radical-mediated mechanismAtherosclerotic plaquesAdvanced atherosclerotic diseaseArterial tissueArtery diseaseInflammatory activityPlasma concentrationsEnzymatic stressDiseaseArteryRadical-mediated mechanismPlasmaPlaqueOxysterolsTissue