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| Zheng,J.; Xiao,T.; Ye,P.; Miao,D.; Wu,H.. |
| This study aimed to test the effects of xuezhikang, a cholestin extract that contains statin-like components, on arterial stiffness in patients with essential hypertension. One hundred hypertensive patients from the Chinese PLA General Hospital were randomly allocated to receive xuezhikang (1200 mg/day, orally) or placebo (same capsules containing only pharmaceutical excipients). Physical examination outcomes, lipid profile, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels, matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9) levels, and arterial outcomes, including stiffness parameter (β), pressure-strain elasticity modulus (Ep), arterial compliance (AC), augmentation index (AI), and one-point pulse wave velocity (PWVβ) were obtained at baseline and after 6 months of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Arterial stiffness; Essential hypertension; Pulse wave velocity; Xuezhikang; Lipid profile. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017001000613 |
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| Monteiro,P.; Miranda-Filho,D.B.; Bandeira,F.; Lacerda,H.R.; Chaves,H.; Albuquerque,M.F.P.M.; Montarroyos,U.R.; Ximenes,R.A.A.. |
| We investigated the association between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and HIV infection, antiretroviral treatment-related characteristics, viral load, immune status, and metabolic changes in a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of HIV/AIDS patients who have been followed for metabolic and cardiovascular changes since 2007. The study included patients recruited from the cohort (N = 261) and a comparison group (N = 82) of uninfected individuals, all enrolled from April to November 2009. Aortic stiffness was estimated using the carotid-femoral PWV (Complior-Artech, Paris, France). The groups were similar with respect to age, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, Framingham score, and use of antihypertensive and hypolipidemic medications. Hypertension was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; AIDS; Antiretroviral therapy; Arterial stiffness; Pulse wave velocity. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000900005 |
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