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Performance of Subclinical Arterial Disease Detection as a Screening Test for Coronary Heart Disease by Simon, Alain, Chironi, Gilles, Levenson, Jaime

“…Traditional risk factors are poor screening tests for coronary heart disease, whereas clinical arterial disease represents its strongest predictor. This raises…”
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Intima–media thickness: a new tool for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular risk by Simon, Alain, Gariepy, Jérôme, Chironi, Gilles, Megnien, Jean-Louis, Levenson, Jaime

“…Increased intima–media thickness (IMT) is a non-invasive marker of early arterial wall alteration, which is easily assessed in the carotid artery by B-mode…”
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Differential effects of Nifedipine and co-amilozide on the progression of early carotid wall changes by SIMON, Alain, GARIEPY, Jérome, MOYSE, Dominique, LEVENSON, Jaime

“…Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) progression was compared between 4 years of treatment with nifedipine and diuretic. This study, ancillary to…”
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Impact of shear stimulus, risk factor burden and early atherosclerosis on the time-course of brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilation by Chironi, Gilles, Craiem, Damian, Miranda-Lacet, Janiffer, Levenson, Jaime, Simon, Alain

“…OBJECTIVESOur aim was to analyze flow-mediated dilation (FMD) time-course in response to forearm occlusion in the clinical setting. METHODS AND RESULTSIn 50…”
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New monitoring software for larger clinical application of brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilatation measurements by CRAIEM, Damian, CHIRONI, Gilles, GARIEPY, Jerome, MIRANDA-LACET, Jennifer, LEVENSON, Jaime, SIMON, Alain

“…The reproducibility of brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD) is limited by the operator dependence of most measurement methods. A new automated…”
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Differences between markers of atherogenic lipoproteins in predicting high cardiovascular risk and subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic men by Simon, Alain, Chironi, Gilles, Gariepy, Jerome, Pino, Muriel Del, Levenson, Jaime

“…As main markers of atherogenic lipoproteins, apolipoprotein B (apoB), non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDLC), and LDL cholesterol (LDLC) do not seem equipotent to…”
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Heavily Pretreated HIV-Infected Patients by Chironi, Gilles, Escaut, Lelia, Gariepy, Jerome, Cogny, Anne, Monsuez, Jean-Jacques, Levenson, Jaime, Simon, Alain, Vittecoq, Daniel

“…The authors used ultrasonography to measure carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in 36 HIV-infected patients taking highly active antiretroviral therapy…”
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Effects of Hypertension on Viscoelasticity of Carotid and Femoral Arteries in Humans by Armentano, Ricardo, Megnien, Jean Louis, Simon, Alain, Bellenfant, Florence, Barra, Juan, Levenson, Jaime

“…We compared the properties of common carotid and femoral arteries of 16 normotensive and 14 hypertensive men. Arterial pressure and diameter were recorded…”
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Endothelium-dependent arterial wall tone elasticity modulated by blood viscosity by Fischer, Edmundo I Cabrera, Armentano, Ricardo L, Pessana, Franco M, Graf, Sebastián, Romero, Luis, Christen, Alejandra I, Simon, Alain, Levenson, Jaime

“…The role of blood viscosity on arterial wall elasticity before and after deendothelization (DE) was studied. Seven ovine brachiocephalic arteries were studied…”
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Plasma cGMP and Large Artery Remodeling in Asymptomatic Men by Devynck, Marie-Aude, Simon, Alain, Pernollet, Marie-Gabrielle, Chironi, Gilles, Gariepy, Jérôme, Rendu, Francine, Levenson, Jaime

“…cGMP regulates vascular smooth muscle tone and arterial wall response to proliferative signals. We determined plasma cGMP and carotid artery intima-media…”
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Sialic acid as a protective barrier against neointima development by Cuniberti, Luis A., Martinez, Verónica, Schachter, Julieta, Magariños, Gabriel, Meckert, Patricia Cabeza, Laguens, Rubén P., Levenson, Jaime, Werba, José P.

“…Arterial sialic acid (SA) has been shown to attenuate the binding of fibrinogen and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) to the vessel wall, presumably protecting…”
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Gender difference in the influence of smoking on arterial wall thickness by Gariepy, Jérôme, Denarie, Nicolas, Chironi, Gilles, Salomon, Jean, Levenson, Jaime, Simon, Alain

“…Background: We hypothesized that arterial wall thickening, an early atherogenic alteration, might be associated with smoking differently according to gender,…”
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Coronary risk estimation and treatment of hypercholesterolemia by SIMON, A, MEGNIEN, J. L, LEVENSON, J

“…Evidence-based treatment of hypercholesterolemia currently recommended for rationalizing drug prescription requires justification of treatment by randomized…”
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Erythrocyte Disaggregation Shear Stress, Sialic Acid, and Cell Aging in Humans by Hadengue, Alexandra L, Del-Pino, Muriel, Simon, Alain, Levenson, Jaime

“…Erythrocyte aggregation, which plays an important role in the physiological behavior of blood fluidity, was found to be enhanced in hypertension and…”
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Effects of calcium channel blockers on atherosclerosis: new insights by Alain, Simon, Jaime, Levenson

“…Atherosclerotic disease is the most frequent cause of death in the western world.The key role of calcium ions in atherogenesis has created interest in the…”
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Carotid wall viscosity increase is related to intima-media thickening in hypertensive patients by ARMENTANO, R. L, GRAF, S, BARRA, J. G, VELIKOVSKY, G, BAGLIVO, H, SANCHEZ, R, SIMON, A, PICHEL, R. H, LEVENSON, J

“…Increases in arterial wall viscosity and intima-media thickness (IMT) were found in hypertensive patients. Because smooth muscle cells are responsible for the…”
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Effects of calcium channel blockers on atherosclerosis by SIMON, Alain, LEVENSON, Jaime

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May subclinical arterial disease help to better detect and treat high-risk asymptomatic individuals? by Simon, Alain, Levenson, Jaime

“…The diagnosis of high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in subjects without clinically overt CVD has been somewhat improved by integrating multiple…”
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Fibrinogen and Its Relations to Subclinical Extracoronary and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Hypercholesterolemic Men by Levenson, Jaime, Giral, Philippe, Megnien, Jean Louis, Gariepy, Jerome, Plainfosse, Marie-Christine, Simon, Alain

“…The association between plasma fibrinogen and the presence of carotid, femoral, and aortic plaque (high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography) and coronary calcium…”
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Difference in carotid artery wall structure between Swedish and French men at low and high coronary risk by DENARIE, Nicolas, SIMON, Alain, CHIRONI, Gilles, GARIEPY, Jérome, KUMLIN, Lars, MASSONNEAU, Marc, LANOISELEE, Catherine, DIMBERG, Lennart, LEVENSON, Jaime

“…We attempted to detect a group-specific north-south difference in carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), a marker of subsequent cardiovascular…”
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