Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Death in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Results from the AtheroGeneStudy

…, KJ Lackner, HJ Rupprecht, CEspinola-Klein… - Circulation …, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
As a competitive inhibitor of endothelial nitric oxide synthase, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA)
has been related to atherosclerotic disease. Little is known about the prognostic …

Impact of infectious burden on extent and long-term prognosis of atherosclerosis

CEspinola-Klein, HJ Rupprecht, S Blankenberg… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Recent findings suggest a causative role of infections in the pathogenesis of
atherosclerosis. In hypothesizing an association between infectious agents and the …

CD14+ CD16+ monocytes in coronary artery disease and their relationship to serum TNF-α levels

…, S Blankenberg, CEspinola-Klein… - Thrombosis and …, 2004 - thieme-connect.com
Monocytes play a central role in the inflammatory disease atherosclerosis. CD14+CD16+
单核细胞are considered proinflammatory monocytes, as they have an increased capacity to …

Genetic analysis of the interleukin-18 system highlights the role of the interleukin-18 gene in cardiovascular disease

…, S Barbaux,R Schnabel, C Bickel, CEspinola-Klein… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Interleukin (IL)-18 plays a key role in atherosclerosis and its complications.
The present study investigated the genetic variability of 4 genes of the IL-18 system—IL18, …

Different calculations of ankle-brachial index and their impact on cardiovascular risk prediction

CEspinola-Klein, HJ Rupprecht, C Bickel, K Lackner… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— An ankle-brachial index (ABI; ratio of ankle and brachial systolic blood
pressure) <0.9 indicates peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and is a strong predictor of …

Impact of infectious burden on progression of carotid atherosclerosis

CEspinola-Klein, HJ Rupprecht, S Blankenberg… - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Recent findings suggest a causative role of infections in the
pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The extent of atherosclerosis and the prognosis of patients …

Association of adiponectin with adverse outcome in coronary artery disease patients: results from the AtheroGenestudy

…,CM Messow, E Lubos, CEspinola-Klein… - European heart …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aims In primary prevention, the adipocytokine adiponectin seems to be protective against
diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Data in patients with manifest coronary artery …

Early discharge and home treatment of patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism with the oral factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban: an international multicentre single-arm …

…, K Empen, CEspinola-Klein… - European heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims To investigate the efficacy and safety of early transition from hospital to ambulatory
treatment in low-risk acute PE, using the oral factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban. Methods and …

Resistin, acute coronary syndrome and prognosis results from the AtheroGene study

…,R Schnabel, HJ Rupprecht, CEspinola-Klein… - Atherosclerosis, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective Resistin, an adipocyte and macrophage derived cytokine, causes insulin resistance
and glucose intolerance. We investigated the impact of resistin as a diagnostic marker in …

[PDF][PDF]Inflammatory markers and cardiovascular risk in the metabolic syndrome

CEspinola-Klein,T Gori… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - article.imrpress.com
1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Metabolic syndrome 3.1. Definition of metabolic syndrome 3.2.
Metabolic syndrome and prognosis 4. Inflammation and atherosclerosis 4.1. Endothelial …