Browsing by Subject "cardiovascular disease"
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(NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, 2019-05)Kidney transplantation (KT) is the optimal therapy for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), resulting in significant improvement in survival as well as quality of life when compared with maintenance dialysis. The burden of ...
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(2019-02-18)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsEpidemiological studies have demonstrated an inverse correlation between high-density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk; however therapeutic approaches aimed at raising HDL cholesterol ...
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(2014-08-28)Department: Human GeneticsCardiovascular disease (CVD) is an inclusive term encompassing several disorders of the circulatory system that together account for the majority of global non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality. Major thrombotic events, ...
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(2011-03-31)Department: Human GeneticsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglyceride (TG) levels are well known independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Other lipoproteins, such as Lp(a), ...
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(2010-12-21)Department: Human GeneticsGrowing interest and burgeoning technology for discovering genetic mechanisms that influence disease processes have ushered in a flood of genetic association studies over the last decade, yet little heritability in highly ...
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(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2020-01-21)
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(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2019-06-04)Background-Elevated total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides, and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ...
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(2012-03-31)Department: PathologyPatients with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of developing premature cardiovascular disease, most notably atherosclerosis. While the mechanisms behind this increased risk ...