Within-individual variation in serum cholesterol levels: association with DNA polymorphisms at the apolipoprotein B and AI-CIII-AIV loci in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Our observations suggest that variation in the apolipoprotein AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster may not be contributing significantly to the development of peripheral arterial disease, but variation associated with some of the restriction fragment length polymorphisms may be involved in determining levels of cholesterol- and apolipoprotein-B-containing lipoproteins.
Genetic differences may play a role, because it has been shown that individuals who carry the rare alleles of polymorphisms in the genes for the B beta-chain (Bcl I and G/A-455) and the A alpha-chain (Taq I) of fibrinogen have higher plasma fibrinogen levels and that patients with peripheral arterial disease have a higher frequency of the rare allele of the Bcl I polymorphism than do healthy control subjects.
Thus biotransformation of environmental or dietary aromatic or heterocyclic amines by NAT2 or CYPIA2 is unlikely to have a significant role in the cause or pathogenesis of peripheral arterial disease.
Thus biotransformation of environmental or dietary aromatic or heterocyclic amines by NAT2 or CYPIA2 is unlikely to have a significant role in the cause or pathogenesis of peripheral arterial disease.
The impressive progress being made toward the use of VEGF gene therapy for effective therapeutic angiogenesis in ischemic peripheral vascular disease is truly welcome news for clinicians faced with the task of providing care for those patients suffering from lower-limb vascular insufficiency.
An abnormal APC ratio was seen without factor V Leiden gene mutation in 37% of patients with peripheral vascular diseases, suggesting additional causes of an abnormal APC ratio, exclusive of gene mutation.
The factor V Leiden gene mutation and abnormal APC ratios are significantly increased in patients with lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and failed reconstructions.
Participants in the bottom 30% (ie, SBP decreased on standing) were significantly older, had a greater prevalence of hypertension and peripheral vascular disease, had higher values of SBP, and had more cigarette-years of smoking.
Participants in the bottom 30% (ie, SBP decreased on standing) were significantly older, had a greater prevalence of hypertension and peripheral vascular disease, had higher values of SBP, and had more cigarette-years of smoking.
Participants in the bottom 30% (ie, SBP decreased on standing) were significantly older, had a greater prevalence of hypertension and peripheral vascular disease, had higher values of SBP, and had more cigarette-years of smoking.
Short- and long-term treatments with iloprost in diabetic patients with peripheral vascular disease: effects on the cardiovascular risk factor plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1.
The aim of our study was to identify, in a general population sample, the risks of peripheral arterial disease and of coronary heart disease related to MTHFR (175;198) and ecNOS (4;5) polymorphisms.
Some polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein B gene are associated with peripheral arterial disease, coronary artery disease and risk of myocardial infarction.
In this study, we examined the feasibility of gene therapy using HGF to treat peripheral arterial disease rather than recombinant therapy, due to its disadvantages.
Adenoviral gene transfer of VEGF(121.10) appears to modulate endothelial function and lower-extremity flow reserve in patients with peripheral arterial disease.