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Angela Sciacqua
Internal Medicine
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CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores are independently associated with incident atrial fibrillation: the Catanzaro Atrial Fibrillation Project
No data exist concerning a possible association between CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scores and atrial fibrillation (AF). In this prospective observational study, we tested the hypothesis whether thromboembolic risk s...
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Open AccessLow dose of acetylsalicylic acid and oxidative stress-mediated endothelial dysfunction in diabetes: a short-term evaluation
Current guidelines suggest the use of low doses of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in primary prevention. However, the evidences demonstrating the beneficial effect of ASA i...
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Elevated 1-h post-load plasma glucose levels in subjects with normal glucose tolerance are associated with unfavorable inflammatory profile
Glucose tolerant subjects with 1-h post-load glucose ≥155 mg/dl (NGT-1 h-high) are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Prospective studies showed that chronic subclinical inflammation is a predictor ...
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Differences in insulin clearance between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obese subjects
Metabolically healthy obese (MHO) are relatively insulin sensitive and have a favorable cardio-metabolic risk profile compared with metabolically abnormal obese (MAO). To evaluate whether MAO individuals have ...
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3′-UTR OLR1/LOX-1 gene polymorphism and endothelial dysfunction: molecular and vascular data in never-treated hypertensive patients
Endothelial dysfunction represents an independent predictor for clinical events. Genetic background may promote deleterious alterations of endothelial physiology. The aim of the study was to investigate the re...
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Heart rate affects endothelial function in essential hypertension
Increased heart rate (HR) is a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population and in some clinical conditions. Endothelial dysfunction is an adverse prognostic factor for card...
