Serum Urate Levels and Ultrasound Characteristics of Carotid Atherosclerosis across Obesity Phenotypes.

Background: Existing evidence suggests a close link among high levels of serum urate (SU), obesity and carotid atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the interrelations between SU levels and carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with different obesity phenotypes.

Methods: In this study, a total of 2076 subjects (mean age 48.

Dissecting the Spectrum of Stroke Risk Factors in an Apparently Healthy Population: Paving the Roadmap to Primary Stroke Prevention.

We aimed to investigate, for the first time, the spectrum of stroke risk factors specific to the population of the Republic of Moldova. The subjects were examined according to a pre-established protocol of risk factor estimation. The study involved 300 subjects, including 60% women and 40% men, with a mean age of 49.

Evaluation of visual pathways using visual evoked potential in patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Visual evoked potential (VEP) is an electrophysiological exploration to detect the response to light stimulus and reveal visual pathways. VEP study in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), assessment of cortical and retinal activity, and identifying the role of this investigation in the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy. A case-control study conducted to investigate two groups: the first group (G1) included 78 patients (156 eyes) with different stages of diabetic retinopathy, and the second group (G0) included 78 healthy subjects (156 eyes).