Intake of food rich in saturated fat in relation to subclinical atherosclerosis and potential modulating effects from single genetic variants

Authors: Federica Laguzzi, Buamina Maitusong, Rona J. Strawbridge, Damiano Baldassarre, Fabrizio Veglia, Steve E. Humphries, Rainer Rauramaa, Sudhir Kurl, Andries J. Smit, Philippe Giral, Angela Silveira, Elena Tremoli, Anders Hamsten, Ulf de Faire, Bruna Gigante, Karin Leander, IMPROVE Study group

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f3f5dc8b400f4744baf4228a463909da

Mapping of 79 loci for 83 plasma protein biomarkers in cardiovascular disease.

Authors: Lasse Folkersen, Eric Fauman, Maria Sabater-Lleal, Rona J Strawbridge, Mattias Frånberg, Bengt Sennblad, Damiano Baldassarre, Fabrizio Veglia, Steve E Humphries, Rainer Rauramaa, Ulf de Faire, Andries J Smit, Philippe Giral, Sudhir Kurl, Elmo Mannarino, Stefan Enroth, Åsa Johansson, Sofia Bosdotter Enroth, Stefan Gustafsson, Lars Lind, Cecilia Lindgren, Andrew P Morris, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Angela Silveira, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Elena Tremoli, IMPROVE study group, Ulf Gyllensten, Erik Ingelsson, Søren Brunak, Per Eriksson, Daniel Ziemek, Anders Hamsten, Anders Mälarstig

Source: PLoS Genetics, Vol 13, Iss 4, p e1006706 (2017)

Subject Terms: Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5393901?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7390; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7404

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Relationship between Circulating PCSK9 and Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis—The IMPROVE Study

Authors: Daniela Coggi, Beatrice Frigerio, Alice Bonomi, Massimiliano Ruscica, Nicola Ferri, Daniela Sansaro, Alessio Ravani, Palma Ferrante, Manuela Damigella, Fabrizio Veglia, Nicolò Capra, Maria Giovanna Lupo, Chiara Macchi, Kai Savonen, Angela Silveira, Sudhir Kurl, Philippe Giral, Matteo Pirro, Rona Juliette Strawbridge, Bruna Gigante, Andries Jan Smit, Elena Tremoli, Mauro Amato, Damiano Baldassarre, on behalf of the IMPROVE Study Group

Source: Biomedicines, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 841 (2021)

Subject Terms: PCSK9, subclinical atherosclerosis, carotid artery, intima-media thickness, echolucency, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/7/841; https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9059

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The Association between HDL-C and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Depends on CETP Plasma Concentration: Insights from the IMPROVE Study

Authors: Gualtiero I. Colombo, Vanessa Bianconi, Alice Bonomi, Sara Simonelli, Mauro Amato, Beatrice Frigerio, Alessio Ravani, Cecilia Vitali, Daniela Sansaro, Daniela Coggi, Massimo R. Mannarino, Kai P. Savonen, Sudhir Kurl, Bruna Gigante, Andries J. Smit, Philippe Giral, Elena Tremoli, Laura Calabresi, Fabrizio Veglia, Matteo Pirro, Damiano Baldassarre, on behalf of the IMPROVE Study Group

Source: Biomedicines, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 286 (2021)

Subject Terms: cholesteryl ester transfer protein, HDL-C, atherosclerosis, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, carotid intima-media thickness, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/3/286; https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9059

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Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease : Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

Authors: IMPROVE study group, The InterAct Consortium, Holmes, Michael V, Dale, Caroline E, Zuccolo, Luisa, Silverwood, Richard J, Guo, Yiran, Ye, Zheng, Prieto-Merino, David, Dehghan, Abbas, Trompet, Stella, Wong, Andrew, Cavadino, Alana, Drogan, Dagmar, Padmanabhan, Sandosh, Li, Shanshan, Yesupriya, Ajay, Leusink, Maarten, Sundstrom, Johan, Hubacek, Jaroslav A, Pikhart, Hynek, Swerdlow, Daniel I, Panayiotou, Andrie G, Borinskaya, Svetlana A, Finan, Chris, Shah, Sonia, Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B, Shah, Tina, Engmann, Jorgen, Folkersen, Lasse, Eriksson, Per, Ricceri, Fulvio, Melander, Olle, Sacerdote, Carlotta, Gamble, Dale M, Rayaprolu, Sruti, Ross, Owen A, McLachlan, Stela, Vikhireva, Olga, Sluijs, Ivonne, Scott, Robert A, Adamkova, Vera, Flicker, Leon, van Bockxmeer, Frank M, Power, Christine, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Meade, Tom, Marmot, Michael G, Ferro, Jose M, Paulos-Pinheiro, Sofia, Humphries, Steve E, Talmud, Philippa J, Leach, Irene Mateo, Verweij, Niek, Linneberg, Allan, Skaaby, Tea, Doevendans, Pieter A, Cramer, Maarten J, van der Harst, Pim, Klungel, Olaf H, Dowling, Nicole F, Dominiczak, Anna F, Kumari, Meena, Nicolaides, Andrew N, Weikert, Cornelia, Boeing, Heiner, Ebrahim, Shah, Gaunt, Tom R, Price, Jackie F, Lannfelt, Lars, Peasey, Anne, Kubinova, Ruzena, Pajak, Andrzej, Malyutina, Sofia, Voevoda, Mikhail I, Tamosiunas, Abdonas, Maitland-vanderZee, Anke H, Norman, Paul E, Hankey, Graeme J, Bergmann, Manuela M, Hofman, Albert, Franco, Oscar H, Cooper, Jackie, Palmen, Jutta, Spiering, Wilko, de Jong, Pim A, Kuh, Diana, Hardy, Rebecca, Uitterlinden, Andre G, Ikram, M Arfan, Ford, Ian, Hyppönen, Elina, Almeida, Osvaldo P, Wareham, Nicholas J, Khaw, Kay-Tee, Hamsten, Anders, Husemoen, Lise Lotte N, Tjønneland, Anne, Tolstrup, Janne S, Rimm, Eric, Beulens, Joline W J, Verschuren, W M Monique, Onland-Moret, N Charlotte, Hofker, Marten H, Wannamethee, S Goya, Whincup, Peter H, Morris, Richard, Vicente, Astrid M, Watkins, Hugh, Farrall, Martin, Jukema, J Wouter, Meschia, James, Cupples, L Adrienne, Sharp, Stephen J, Fornage, Myriam, Kooperberg, Charles, LaCroix, Andrea Z, Dai, James Y, Lanktree, Matthew B, Siscovick, David S, Jorgenson, Eric, Spring, Bonnie, Coresh, Josef, Li, Yun R, Buxbaum, Sarah G, Schreiner, Pamela J, Curtis, R, Y Tsai, Michael, Patel, Sanjay R, Redline, Susan, Johnson, Andrew D, Hoogeveen, Ron C, Hakonarson, Hakon, Rotter, Jerome I, Boerwinkle, Eric, de Bakker, Paul I W, Kivimaki, Mika, Asselbergs, Folkert W, Sattar, Naveed, Lawlor, Debbie A, Whittaker, John, Smith, George Davey, Mukamal, Kenneth, Psaty, Bruce M, Wilson, James G, Lange, Leslie A, Hamidovic, Ajna, Hingorani, Aroon D, Nordestgaard, Børge G, Bobak, Martin, Leon, David A, Langenberg, Claudia, Palmer, Tom M, Reiner, Alex P, Keating, Brendan J, Dudbridge, Frank, Casas, Juan P

Source: BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2014 Jul 01. 349

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26516453

Association Between Uric Acid, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, and Cardiovascular Events: Prospective Results From the IMPROVE Study.

Authors: Mannarino, Massimo R., Matteo Pirro, Gigante, Bruna, Savonen, Kai, Kurl, Sudhir, Giral, Philippe, Smit, Andries, Veglia, Fabrizio, Tremoli, Elena, Baldassarre, Damiano, Pirro, Matteo, IMPROVE study group †

Source: Journal of the American Heart Association; 6/1/2021, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p1-22, 22p

Intake of food rich in saturated fat in relation to subclinical atherosclerosis and potential modulating effects from single genetic variants.

Authors: Laguzzi, Federica, Maitusong, Buamina, Strawbridge, Rona J., Baldassarre, Damiano, Veglia, Fabrizio, Humphries, Steve E., Rauramaa, Rainer, Kurl, Sudhir, Smit, Andries J., Giral, Philippe, Silveira, Angela, Tremoli, Elena, Hamsten, Anders, de Faire, Ulf, Gigante, Bruna, Leander, Karin, IMPROVE Study group, Sirtori, C. R., Calabresi, L., Amato, M.

Source: Scientific Reports; 4/12/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: FOOD composition, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors, CAROTID intima-media thickness, DISEASE progression

Alcohol consumption in relation to carotid subclinical atherosclerosis and its progression: results from a European longitudinal multicentre study.

Authors: Laguzzi, Federica, Baldassarre, Damiano, Veglia, Fabrizio, Strawbridge, Rona J., Humphries, Steve E., Rauramaa, Rainer, Smit, Andries J., Giral, Philippe, Silveira, Angela, Tremoli, Elena, Hamsten, Anders, de Faire, Ulf, Frumento, Paolo, Leander, Karin, IMPROVE Study group, Sirtori, C. R., Castelnuovo, S., Amato, M., Frigerio, B., Ravani, A.

Source: European Journal of Nutrition; Feb2021, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p123-134, 12p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph

Subject Terms: ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CAROTID artery diseases, ALCOHOL drinking, LONGITUDINAL method, REGRESSION analysis, SELF-evaluation, DISEASE progression, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CAROTID intima-media thickness

Geographic Terms: FINLAND, FRANCE, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN

Improved glycaemic control with BIAsp 30 in insulin-naïve type 2 diabetes patients inadequately controlled on oral antidiabetics: subgroup analysis from the IMPROVE study.

Authors: Wenying Y, Benroubi M, Borzi V, Gumprecht J, Kawamori R, Shaban J, Shah S, Shestakova M, Ligthelm R, Valensi P, IMPROVE Study Group Expert Panel

Source: Current Medical Research & Opinion; Nov2009, Vol. 25 Issue 11, p2643-2654, 12p

Intensification to biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 (BIAsp 30, NovoMix 30) can improve glycaemic control in patients treated with basal insulins: a subgroup analysis of the IMPROVE observational study.

Authors: Gumprecht J, Benroubi M, Borzi V, Kawamori R, Shaban J, Shah S, Shestakova M, Wenying Y, Ligthelm R, Valensi P, IMPROVE Study Group Expert Panel, Gumprecht, J, Benroubi, M, Borzi, V, Kawamori, R, Shaban, J, Shah, S, Shestakova, M, Wenying, Y, Ligthelm, R

Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice; Jun2009, Vol. 63 Issue 6, p966-972, 7p

Safety and effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 (NovoMix 30) when switching from human premix insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes: subgroup analysis from the 6-month IMPROVE observational study.

Authors: Shah S, Benroubi M, Borzi V, Gumprecht J, Kawamori R, Shaban J, Shestakova M, Wenying Y, Valensi P, IMPROVE Study Group Expert Panel, Shah, S, Benroubi, M, Borzi, V, Gumprecht, J, Kawamori, R, Shaban, J, Shestakova, M, Wenying, Y, Valensi, P

Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice; Apr2009, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p574-582, 9p

Initiating insulin therapy with, or switching existing insulin therapy to, biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 (NOVOMIX 30) in routine care: safety and effectiveness in patients with type 2 diabetes in the IMPROVE observational study.

Authors: Valensi P, Benroubi M, Borzi V, Gumprecht J, Kawamori R, Shaban J, Shah S, Shestakova M, Wenying Y, IMPROVE Study Group Expert Panel

Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice; Mar2009, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p522-531, 10p

The IMPROVE study -- a multinational, observational study in type 2 diabetes: baseline characteristics from eight national cohorts.

Authors: Valensi P, Benroubi M, Borzi V, Gumprecht J, Kawamori R, Shaban J, Shah S, Shestakova M, Wenying Y, IMPROVE Study Group Expert Panel

Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice; Nov2008, Vol. 62 Issue 11, p1809-1819, 11p

Abstract: P775 DETERMINANTS OF CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS (IMT) IN A HIGH RISK EUROPEAN POPULATION: BASELINE RESULTS OF THE IMPROVE STUDY

Authors: Baldassarre, D, Tremoli, E, IMPROVE Study Group

Source: In Atherosclerosis (Supplements) (Component) 2009 10(2):e951-e951

Abstract: 112 COMMON CAROTID ARTERY DIAMETER AS A MARKER OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE IMPROVE STUDY

Authors: Amato, M, Baldassarre, D, Tremoli, E, IMPROVE Study Group

Source: In Atherosclerosis (Supplements) (Component) 2009 10(2):e232-e232

The effect of surgical trauma on circulating free DNA levels in cancer patients—implications for studies of circulating tumor DNA

Authors: Tenna V. Henriksen, Thomas Reinert, Emil Christensen, Himanshu Sethi, Karin Birkenkamp‐Demtröder, Mikail Gögenur, Ismail Gögenur, Bernhard G. Zimmermann, The IMPROVE Study Group, Lars Dyrskjøt, Claus L. Andersen

Source: Molecular Oncology, Vol 14, Iss 8, Pp 1670-1679 (2020)

Subject Terms: bladder cancer, cell‐free DNA, circulating tumor DNA, colorectal cancer, trauma, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1574-7891; https://doaj.org/toc/1878-0261

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Measurements of carotid intima-media thickness and of interadventitia common carotid diameter improve prediction of cardiovascular events: results of the IMPROVE (Carotid Intima Media Thickness [IMT] and IMT-Progression as Predictors of Vascular Events in a High Risk European Population) study.

Authors: Baldassarre D (AUTHOR), Hamsten A (AUTHOR), Veglia F (AUTHOR), de Faire U (AUTHOR), Humphries SE (AUTHOR), Smit AJ (AUTHOR), Giral P (AUTHOR), Kurl S (AUTHOR), Rauramaa R (AUTHOR), Mannarino E (AUTHOR), Grossi E (AUTHOR), Paoletti R (AUTHOR), Tremoli E (AUTHOR), IMPROVE Study Group (CORPORATE AUTHOR), Baldassarre, Damiano¹ (AUTHOR), Hamsten, Anders (AUTHOR), Veglia, Fabrizio (AUTHOR), de Faire, Ulf (AUTHOR), Humphries, Steve E (AUTHOR), Smit, Andries J (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Oct2012, Vol. 60 Issue 16, p1489-1499. 11p.