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Metabolic syndrome, platelet activation and the development of transient ischemic attack or thromboembolic stroke
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Although treatment is administered strokes and subsequent TIAs are very common in individuals that suffered an initial event, research indicates that research needs to be done to better treat ischemic events to not only decrease the amount of recurring events but also decrease stroke mortality worldwide.About:
This article is published in Thrombosis Research.The article was published on 2015-03-01. It has received 62 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thromboembolic stroke & Stroke.read more
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Epigallocatechin Gallate: A Review of Its Beneficial Properties to Prevent Metabolic Syndrome.
TL;DR: According to in vitro and in vivo model data, this review attempts to increase the understanding about the beneficial properties of EGCG to prevent metabolic syndrome.
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The metabolic syndrome: useful concept or clinical tool? Report of a WHO Expert Consultation
Rebecca K. Simmons,K. G. Alberti,Edwin A M Gale,Stephen Colagiuri,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Qing Qiao,Ambady Ramachandran,Naoko Tajima,I. Brajkovich Mirchov,A. Ben-nakhi,Gerald M. Reaven,B. Hama Sambo,Shanthi Mendis,Gojka Roglic +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the conclusions of a WHO Expert Consultation that evaluated the utility of the metabolic syndrome concept in relation to four key areas: pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical work and public health.
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Platelet-derived chemokines in inflammation and atherosclerosis
TL;DR: The role of platelet-derived chemokines in inflammation and atherosclerosis is focused on and the clinical value of plasma levels of chemokine in the prognosis of atherosclerotic heart disease is discussed.
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Viscoelastic and ultrastructural characteristics of whole blood and plasma in Alzheimer-type dementia, and the possible role of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS)
TL;DR: It is argued that bacterial cell wall components, such as the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Gram-negative strains, might be the cause of the continuing and low-grade inflammation, characteristic of AD.
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Interplay between ultrastructural findings and atherothrombotic complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
TL;DR: The morphology of platelets, fibrin networks and erythrocytes are essential role players in unravelling the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in diabetic subjects.
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Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome A Joint Interim Statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity
K. G. M. M. Alberti,Robert H. Eckel,Scott M. Grundy,Paul Zimmet,James I. Cleeman,Karen A. Donato,Jean Charles Fruchart,W. Philip T. James,Catherine M. Loria,Sidney C. Smith +9 more
TL;DR: It was agreed that there should not be an obligatory component, but that waist measurement would continue to be a useful preliminary screening tool, and a single set of cut points would be used for all components except waist circumference, for which further work is required.
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Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue
Stuart P. Weisberg,Daniel McCann,Manisha Desai,Michael Rosenbaum,Rudolph L. Leibel,Anthony W. Ferrante +5 more
TL;DR: Transcript expression in perigonadal adipose tissue from groups of mice in which adiposity varied due to sex, diet, and the obesity-related mutations agouti (Ay) and obese (Lepob) found that the expression of 1,304 transcripts correlated significantly with body mass.
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The metabolic syndrome—a new worldwide definition
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Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults: Findings From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
TL;DR: These results from a representative sample of US adults show that the metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent and the large numbers of US residents with the metabolic Syndrome may have important implications for the health care sector.
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The metabolic syndrome and total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men
Hanna-Maaria Lakka,David E. Laaksonen,Timo A. Lakka,Leo Niskanen,Esko Kumpusalo,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Jukka T. Salonen +6 more
TL;DR: Cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality are increased in men with the metabolic syndrome, even in the absence of baseline CVD and diabetes, according to the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.
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