Publications by authors named "E Abina"

Epidemiological study of an independent representative sample of population revealed a strong positive correlation between the content of oxidized (MDA-modified) LDL and concentration of atherosclerosis biomarkers (total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol) in blood plasma from 348 probands. The correlation between these parameters was more significant in atherosclerotic patients, but was less pronounced in probands with diabetes mellitus. The correlation between the concentration of atherosclerosis markers and content of MDA was absent in probands with diabetes mellitus.

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Aim of the study was to assess dynamics of prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) and main cardiovascular risk factors (RF) in a women population of Tallin during 10 years of follow up. In 2008-2009 we repeated measurements of arterial pressure (AP), electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, and complex laboratory examinations in 314 participants of epidemiological study undertaken in 1999-2000. Most prevalent RF was hypercholesterolemia.

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Interrelationships between heart rate (HR), parameters of QT interval dispersion on resting ECG and four variants of echocardiographically defined left ventricular geometry were elucidated in 723 participants of a population study of inhabitants of Tallinn aged 35-59 years. Examination included anthropometry, blood pressure (BP) measurement, registration of ECG and echocardiography. None of normotensive examinees had concentric left ventricular hypertrophy.

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Echocardiography was performed in 325 men and 398 women in the framework of a population survey of inhabitants of Tallinn aged 35 to 59 years in 1999-2001. Left ventricular geometry was analyzed according to generally recognized four types. Prevalence of concentric hypertrophy was similar in men and women (7.

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Aim: To assess relationship between QT dispersion, hypertension, and different variants of left ventricular geometry (concentric or eccentric hypertrophy, concentric remodeling).

Material And Methods: Blood pressure measurement, electro- and echocardiography were used in the study of a random sample of Tallinn population (321 men and 396 women) aged 35-59 years. Corrected QT dispersion (QT(c)D) equal to or exceeding 70 ms was considered increased.

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