Publications by authors named "Lora Whitfield"
Article Synopsis
- Echogenicity of the carotid arterial wall, indicated by IM-GSM values, is a new marker for subclinical atherosclerosis, where lower values suggest more lipid buildup; our study tracked these values from childhood into adulthood.
- In our research involving 240 participants, IM-GSM decreased significantly from an average of 108.2 in childhood to 75.6 in adulthood, with various factors such as weight, blood pressure, and parental education influencing these levels.
- The study concludes that a decrease in IM-GSM with age highlights the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and blood pressure in children to possibly prevent future atherosclerosis.
Background: This study investigated the association of American Heart Association's cardiovascular health guidelines Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and Life's Simple 7 (LS7) with carotid artery outcomes among young adults.
Methods And Results: This cross-sectional study included 240 young adults (age 24.2±1.
Article Synopsis
- This study explored how perceived stress from childhood to adulthood impacts cardiometabolic health in young adults, using data from 276 participants.
- Participants were categorized based on their stress patterns—consistently high, decreasing, increasing, and consistently low—assessing their heart health and risk factors.
- Findings indicated that higher stress levels were linked to greater cardiometabolic risks, with those experiencing consistently high stress being at the highest risk for obesity and other health issues in adulthood.
Nattokinase atherothrombotic prevention study: A randomized controlled trial.
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc
November 2021
Background: Described to be antithrombotic and antihypertensive, nattokinase is consumed for putative cardiovascular benefit. However, no large-scale, long-term cardiovascular study has been conducted with nattokinase supplementation.
Objective: To determine the effect of nattokinase on subclinical atherosclerosis progression and atherothrombotic biomarkers.