Background Chagas disease (CD) is a major public health concern in Latin America and a
potentially serious emerging threat in non-endemic countries. Although the association …

Carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque are measures of subclinical
atherosclerosis associated with ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Here …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of epigenetics in statins' diabetogenic effect comparing
DNA methylation (DNAm) between statin users and nonusers in an epigenome-wide …

Background Evidence has pointed towards differences in the burden of arteriosclerosis
according to its location and sex. Yet there is a scarcity of population-based data on …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women
worldwide. The cardiovascular risk profile deteriorates after women enter menopause. By …

Background Thoracic aortic diameter may have a role as a biomarker for major adverse
cardiovascular events. Purpose To evaluate the sex-specific association of the diameters of …

Rationale: Sex steroids may play a role in plaque composition and in stroke incidence.
Objectives: To study the associations of endogenous estradiol and testosterone with carotid …

Abstract Background/objectives Up 30 to 40% of Chagas patients exhibit cardiomyopathy
with different degrees of cardiac involvement. Biomarkers may help in differentiation of the …

Objective To provide population-based distributions of thoracic aortic diameters in men and
women aged 55 years or older and to identify determinants of thoracic aortic diameters …

Objectives Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the major causes of death worldwide.
For improved accuracy of CVD prediction, risk classification was performed using national …