Cheese consumption on atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and its complications: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Background And Aim: Evidence from prospective cohort studies has revealed an inverse association between cheese consumption and the development of atherosclerosis (AS), atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD), and their complications. However, it remains unclear whether this observed association is influenced by potential confounding factors that may arise during the long-term development process of AS, ASCVD, and its complications. Therefore, to further clarify the causal relationship between cheese consumption and AS, ASCVD, and its complications, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to explore the causal association between cheese intake and the aforementioned health outcomes.

Comparison between Fasting and Non-Fasting Cut-Off Values of Triglyceride in Diagnosing High Triglyceride in Chinese Hypertensive Outpatients.

Hypertension (HBP) often occurs together with hypertriglyceridemia which indicates elevated triglyceride (TG) and remnant cholesterol (RC) levels. Non-fasting (i.e.

Determination of the postprandial cut-off value of triglyceride after a daily meal corresponding to fasting optimal triglyceride level in Chinese subjects.

Background: According to the 2021 consensus statement about triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins and their remnants from the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS), fasting TG level < 1.2 mmol/L is regarded as optimal, otherwise considered as non-optimal TG (NoTG). However, the postprandial cut-off value after a daily meal corresponding to a fasting TG level of 1.

Novel insight on the role of Macrophages in atherosclerosis: Focus on polarization, apoptosis and efferocytosis.

Atherosclerosis (AS) is the main pathological basis of cardiovascular diseases, which is mainly characterized by lipid deposition and inflammatory response. Macrophages (MΦ), as the key mediators of the inflammatory response, run through all stages of the occurrence and development of AS, from plaque initiation to the transition to vulnerable plaques, and are regarded as important therapeutic targets. It was previously thought that the atherogenic mechanism of MΦ was mainly due to their phagocytosis of lipids, resulting in excessive foam cells aggregated on the arterial wall.

Change in Postprandial Level of Remnant Cholesterol After a Daily Breakfast in Chinese Patients With Hypertension.

Hypertension (HBP) is usually accompanied by hypertriglyceridemia that represents the increased triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and cholesterol content in remnant lipoproteins [i.e., remnant cholesterol (RC)].

Diagnostic value of monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio in acute aortic dissection in a Chinese han population.

: Recently, considerable evidence pointed out monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) is highly related to inflammatory related diseases. We aim to explore the level of MHR in acute aortic dissection (AAD) patients and determine whether MHR can be a novel diagnostic marker of AAD. : A total of 228 subjects including 128 AAD patients and 110 healthy control were enrolled.