HDL-free cholesterol influx into macrophages and transfer to LDL correlate with HDL-free cholesterol content

Autor: Dedipya Yelamanchili, Baiba K. Gillard, Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., Miguel Caínzos Achirica, Khurram Nasir, Alan T. Remaley, Corina Rosales, Henry J. Pownall

Publikováno v: Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 66, Iss 1, Pp 100707- (2025)

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)-free cholesterol (FC) transfers to other lipoproteins and cells, the former by a spontaneous mechanism and the latter by both spontaneous and receptor-mediated mechanisms. Macrophages are an important cell type in all s

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Hepatitis B virus infection and development of chronic kidney disease: a cohort study

Autor: Yun Soo Hong, Seungho Ryu, Yoosoo Chang, Miguel Caínzos-Achirica, Min-Jung Kwon, Di Zhao, Tariq Shafi, Mariana Lazo, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Hocheol Shin, Juhee Cho, Eliseo Guallar

Publikováno v: BMC Nephrology, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)

Abstract Background The effect of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. We examined the prospective association between hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) serology status and incident

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Association of Coronary Plaque With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Rates of Cardiovascular Disease Events Among Symptomatic Adults

Autor: Martin Bødtker Mortensen, Miguel Caínzos-Achirica, Flemming Hald Steffensen, Hans Erik Bøtker, Jesper Møller Jensen, Niels Peter Rønnow Sand, Michael Maeng, Jens Meldgaard Bruun, Michael J. Blaha, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Manan Pareek, Khurram Nasir, Bjarne L. Nørgaard

Publikováno v: Mortensen, M B, Caínzos-Achirica, M, Steffensen, F H, Bøtker, H E, Jensen, J M, Sand, N P R, Maeng, M, Bruun, J M, Blaha, M J, Sørensen, H T, Pareek, M, Nasir, K & Nørgaard, B L 2022, ' Association of Coronary Plaque With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Rates of Cardiovascular Disease Events Among Symptomatic Adults ', JAMA Network Open, vol. 5, no. 2, e2148139 . https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48139
Mortensen, M B, Caínzos-Achirica, M, Steffensen, F H, Bøtker, H E, Jensen, J M, Sand, N P R, Maeng, M, Bruun, J M, Blaha, M J, Sørensen, H T, Pareek, M, Nasir, K & Nørgaard, B L 2022, ' Association of Coronary Plaque With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Rates of Cardiovascular Disease Events Among Symptomatic Adults ', JAMA network open, vol. 5, no. 2, e2148139 . https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48139

Importance: Atherosclerosis burden and coronary artery calcium (CAC) are associated with the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events, with absence of plaque and CAC indicating low risk. Whether this is true in patients with ele

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35147692

The association of sex-specific hormones with coronary artery plaque characteristics from Miami Heart (MiHeart) study

Autor: Yaa A. Kwapong, Garima Sharma, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Miguel Cainzos Achirica, Shozab S. Ali, Michael J. Blaha, Ron Blankstein, Michael D. Shapiro, Lara Arias, Matthew J. Budoff, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo C. Cury, Laxmi Mehta, Jonathan Fialkow, Khurram Nasir

Publikováno v: American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Vol 14, Iss , Pp 100479- (2023)

Objective: The association of sex-specific hormones with coronary computed tomography angiography(CCTA)-based plaque characteristics in women without cardiovascular disease is not well understood. We investigated the association of sex-specific hormo

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Association of cardiovascular risk profile with healthcare expenditure and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with and without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Autor: Zain Jafar, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Gul Jana Saeed, Isaac Acquah, Tamer Yahya, Shiwani Mahajan, Reed Mszar, Safi U. Khan, Miguel Caínzos-Achirica, Khurram Nasir

Publikováno v: American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100084- (2020)

Objective: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are among the leading causes of morbidity, mortality, and economic burden in the United States (US). While previous reports have shown that an

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