Possible relationship between the heart rates and serum amyloid A in a hyperglycemic population.

Hyperglycemia predicts cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related outcomes. The resting heart rates (HRs) and serum amyloid A (SAA), an inflammatory marker, are respectively factors associated with CVD-related outcomes; however, little is known regarding the associations between these two factors. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the HRs and SAA levels under hyperglycemic conditions.

The correlation between serum amyloid A and reactive oxygen metabolites in a young Mongolian population.

Objective: Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress are associated with lifestyle-related diseases. Research into the pathophysiology of lifestyle-related diseases is important for Mongolian people. Our study investigated the correlation among the d-ROMs test (a measure of the total oxidant capacity of blood), serum amyloid A (SAA) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in a young Mongolian population.

Association between serum C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome in Mongolian patients in comparison to Japanese patients.

Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with chronic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. The present study's aim was to investigate the relationship between serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and MetS in the Mongolian population in comparison to the Japanese population.

Methods: Two-hundred and eighty-five Mongolian volunteers (males/females: 115/170, mean age 44.

The relationship between serum C-reactive protein and daily physical activity in Japanese hypertensive patients.

Hypertension (HT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The current study's purpose was to investigate the relationship between serum CRP levels and daily lifestyles, including physical activity, in Japanese HT patients. Lifestyle factors, blood pressure (BP), blood cholesterol, glucose, and CRP were measured in a total of 312 HT patients (153 men/159 women, mean age: 62.

The association between blood glucose and oxidized lipoprotein(a) in healthy young women.

Background: Oxidized lipoproteins play important roles in the atherosclerotic processes. Oxidized lipoprotein(a) (oxLp(a)) may be more potent in atherosclerotic pathophysiology than native Lp(a), a cardiovascular disease-relevant lipoprotein. Increased blood glucose concentrations can induce oxidative modification of lipoproteins.

Determinants of carotid atherosclerosis in the general Mongolian population.

Objective: Atherosclerotic risk factors contribute to carotid atherosclerosis. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), as assessed using a non-invasive high-resolution ultrasound, can predict cardiovascular disease (CVD). Whereas the control of CVD is crucial for the Mongolian people, the studies on carotid atherosclerosis are lacking.

Comparative study of atherosclerotic parameters in Mongolian and Japanese patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Aim: Cardiovascular disease is becoming increasingly more problematic in Mongolia. The cardioankle vascular index (CAVI) and circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) are new atherosclerosis-related parameters, but no comparative studies of atherosclerotic parameters including CAVI and CRP are available between Mongolian and Japanese populations, such as disease populations of hypertension (HT) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Our study objective was to examine atherosclerotic profiles in HT and DM patients in both countries.

Relationship between upper limb peripheral artery stiffness using the radial artery and atherosclerotic parameters.

Purpose: A new method has been developed for evaluating arterial stiffness using transcutaneous and high-frequency ultrasound. There may be a difference in the clinical significance of peripheral arteries, such as the radial artery (a muscular property), and other medium/large-sized arteries (an elastic property). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between upper limb peripheral arterial stiffness (ULPAS) using the new method for the radial artery and atherosclerotic parameters in comparison with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) in a healthy population and a diseased population with hypertension (HT) and diabetes mellitus (DM).

Comparative study of the cardio-ankle vascular index and ankle-brachial index between young Japanese and Mongolian subjects.

Mongolian people have higher mortality and morbidity rates due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) than Japanese people. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) are both atherosclerosis-related indexes. Presently, there is no comparative information on CAVI and ABI among young subjects between Mongolian and Japanese people.