Arterial stiffness results from a degenerative process affecting mainly the extracellular matrix
of elastic arteries under the effect of aging and risk factors. Changes in extracellular matrix …

Carotid artery intima‐medial thickness (cIMT) represents a popular measure of
atherosclerosis and is predictive of future cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events …

Diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor for atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease.
Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease or stroke than …

Objectives This study characterized the determinants of carotid intima-media thickness
(cIMT) in a large (n> 4,000) longitudinal cohort of healthy young people age 9 to 21 years …

Objective Muscle mass plays an important role in determining cardiovascular and metabolic
risks in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In addition, whether lean mass influences carotid …

Aims This study investigated whether sedentary behaviour and different activity levels have
an independent association with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and with the 3-year …

Aims/hypothesis The first-degree offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes are prone to
develop type 2 diabetes, and have both insulin resistance and beta cell impairment …

Aim: Although many epidemiological studies have shown that obesity assessed by body
mass index is associated with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), few studies have …

Objective: Atherosclerotic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. This study
aimed to investigate the predictors of brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and …

Several noninvasive vascular biomarkers have been proposed to improve risk stratification
for atherothrombotic events. To identify biomarkers suitable for detecting intermediate-risk …