... of superobesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥50, on cardiac structure and function. Methods: Using echocardiography, we studied 198 asymptomatic patients (mean age 48 ± 13 years, 29.3% were men) with a BMI ≥40. Insulin resistance was measured using the Homeostasis Model Assessment of insulin resistance...

.... Cardiovascular disease Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis Inflammation Insulin resistance Metabolism Sympathetic nervous system Exposure to traumatic stressors is widespread. Short-term severe traumatic stress may severely compromise an individual's long-term psychological health. However...

... senescence, oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, vascular disease, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. NO-enriching therapy would be expected to be of benefit not only for its hemodynamic but also for its metabolic impact. In contrast, strategies are needed to curtail...

... of these compounds with diuretics and β-blockers with respect to long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Until the results of these studies are available, young patients (i.e. < 60-65 years) at high risk of coronary heart disease, especially patients with the insulin resistance syndrome or diabetes...

.... This study clearly suggests that ibopamine administered at a daily dose of 300 mg for 3 weeks presents a metabolic safety in type I diabetic patients. Ibopamine Insulin resistance Diabetes mellitus © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel 1990 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights...

...Bogomir Žižek; Pavel Poredoš; Andrej Trojar; Tadej Željko Background and Aims: We investigated left ventricular (LV) morphology and function in association with insulin level/insulin resistance (IR) and aldosterone level in normotensive offspring of subjects with essential hypertension (familial...

... and functional myocardial alterations in severely obese patients, and (b) the regression of these subclinical abnormalities after weight loss achieved by bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery Color Doppler myocardial imaging Insulin resistance Integrated backscatter Myocardial dysfunction Obesity Strain...

...) affects insulin sensitivity (SI) in patients with cardiac syndrome X (CSX), who are characterized by elevated insulin resistance. SI was assessed in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study by minimal model analysis in seven postmenopausal women with CSX treated by TET. SI decreased...