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Filter by:Abnormal coronary microvascular vasodilation has been demonstrated in patients with diabetes and metabolic syndrome, but the role of insulin resistance in its pathogenesis is not clear. The aim of this study is to invasively assess coronary microcirculation and to investigate the relationship of insulin resistance with coronary microvascular dysfunction. A pressure temperature-sensor-tipped coronary wire will be advanced in coronary arteries without significant lumen reduction. Thermodilution-derived coronary flow reserve (CFR) will be calculated as resting mean transit time (Tmn) divided by hyperemic Tmn (obtained with a 5-min i.v. infusion of adenosine 140 mg/kg/min). An index of microvascular resistance (IMR) will be calculated as the distal coronary pressure at maximal hyperemia divided by the inverse of the hyperemic Tmn. FFR will be calculated by the ratio of Pd/Pa at maximal hyperemia. Insulin resistance (IR) will be assess by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index and plasma IL-6 and TNF-alpha levels will be measured in addition to routine blood examinations before the procedure.
The objective of this study was to investigate from 3 sites (University of Connecticut, University of Florida, and University of California, Irvine) whether enhancement of a modified Mediterranean-style, low glycemic load diet (MED) with specific phytochemicals (soy protein, phytosterols, rho iso-alpha acids and proanthocyanidins; PED) could improve cardiometabolic risk factors in women with metabolic syndrome.
This study is a randomized, controlled and opened trial designed to compare the effects of an interdisciplinary moderate-intensity lifestyle modification program vs. conventional treatment by primary care physicians. We want to show the benefits of coherent interdisciplinary care in the obesity clinic of CHUS (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke) in comparison to the conventional treatment in order to: - Improve subjects' characteristic features of metabolic syndrome: weight, waist circumference, fatty mass, plasma lipid profile, blood pressure, fasting glycaemia, and HbA1c; - Improve our patients' nutritive practices; - Decrease our patients' sedentary lifestyle; - Improve our patients' motivation to lose weight, and to improve their quality of life; We also wish to define predictors of answer in order to better select the patients if necessary, and evaluate the costs incurred by the health system.
Renal transplantation of children started in Norway in 1970.Since the beginning, >80% of renal transplants are provided from Living Donors(mainly parents), short pre-transplant dialysis time( median 4 months) and 50% of transplantations are performed before dialysis is needed.This gives good premises for graft survival and avoidance of detrimental effects of dialysis. However, renal transplanted children are subjected to an increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in adulthood due to consequences of chronic renal failure and immunosuppressive treatment.Cardiovascular death comprises 30-40% of death causes. In this cross-sectional study we evaluate cardiovascular risk factors in childhood- and also in young adults renal transplanted in childhood. Focus is cardiorespiratory fitness using treadmill testing,24h BP measurements, anthropometrics including waist circumference,echocardiography,intima media thickness of carotids, glucose intolerance test.Participants are also requested to fill out physical activity recalls and Quality of life questionnaires.
Life-style intervention with dietetic and exercise therapy is an important fundamental approach to patients with metabolic syndrome (MetSyd) which may cause endothelial dysfunction leading to cardiovascular events. We investigated whether the life-style modification by dietetic and exercise instruction could improve endothelial dysfunction assessed by a new non-invasive and automatic device; digital reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT).
The purpose of this study is: - To identify the common factor for L5 prevalence in patients with Metabolic Syndrome. - To determine whether Ezetimibe, Simvastatin, and Vytorin can correct the L5- promoting factor and reduce L5 in Metabolic Syndrome patients.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of aerobic interval training versus strength training or a combination of these regimes on factors comprising the metabolic syndrome in order to find the most effective exercise regime for patients with metabolic syndrome.
The purpose of this study is to discover the health status of occupational drivers. The health status includes data collection of body mass index, blood pressure, central obesity, anxiety scale scores, smoking habit and related cessation therapy, etc.
An increased prevalence of the metabolic syndrome has been found in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in recent years.
Five factor consisting of Metabolic syndrome is closely linked by insulin resistance. Until now, several studies have been performed about effects of Korea red ginseng on hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, but not metabolic syndrome. The investigators hypothesize that Korean red ginseng could improve each constituents of metabolic syndrome, arterial stiffness, and inflammatory markers. The aim of this study is to determine effects of Korean red ginseng on cardiovascular risks in subjects with metabolic syndrome.