"Arteriosclerosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.
| Descriptor ID |
D001161
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.137.126
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arteriosclerosis" by people in Profiles.
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Abdominal obesity predicts declining insulin sensitivity in non-obese normoglycaemics: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS). Diabetes Obes Metab. 2005 May; 7(3):230-8.
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Diabetes, glucose, insulin, and heart rate variability: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Diabetes Care. 2005 Mar; 28(3):668-74.
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Impaired lung function and subclinical atherosclerosis. The ARIC Study. Atherosclerosis. 2005 Jun; 180(2):367-73.
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Effect of thiazolidinedione treatment on progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in premenopausal women at high risk for type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Apr; 90(4):1986-91.
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Predictors of the incident metabolic syndrome in adults: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes Care. 2004 Mar; 27(3):788-93.
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Risk factors for progression to incident hyperinsulinemia: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, 1987-1998. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Dec 01; 158(11):1058-67.
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Low insulin sensitivity (S(i) = 0) in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects in the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study: is it associated with components of the metabolic syndrome and nontraditional risk factors? Diabetes Care. 2003 Oct; 26(10):2796-803.
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Differences in LDL oxidizability by glycemic status: the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study. Diabetes Care. 2003 May; 26(5):1449-55.
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Ethnic and racial differences in diabetes care: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes Care. 2003 Apr; 26(4):1040-6.
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Markers of inflammation and cardiovascular disease: application to clinical and public health practice: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2003 Jan 28; 107(3):499-511.