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The role of ezetimibe and simvastatin in modulating intestinal cholesterol transport, chylomicron profile and chylomicron-remnant uptake by the arterial wall in a rodent model of the metabolic syndrome
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Intestinally derived chylomicron remnants (CM-r) may contribute to atherogenic dyslipidemia during the Metabolic Syndrome (Mets). However, the combined effects of ezetimibe (EZ) and simvastatin (SV) on post-prandial (PP) dyslipidemia during MetS remains unclear, nor is it known whether the...
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Spring 2014
Modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as adiposity, are already associated with atherosclerotic progression in childhood. Less is known about whether physical activity (PA) is associated with progression of atherosclerosis in non-clinical samples of children. This...
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Sex Differences in the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood
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Childhood trauma is a chronic stressor that has been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence also shows that females may have a heightened reactivity to interpersonal and chronic stress than males. The subjects for this study included 6881 members of Statistics Canada's National...
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Resources and Reproductive Trade-offs Affect Fitness, Life History Traits, and Sexual Selection in Red Squirrels
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Animals face trade-offs throughout life between competing functions, such as between self-maintenance, reproduction, and survival. Resource allocation between these competing functions leads to different patterns of life history traits, changes in investment in reproductive effort, and different...
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Spring 2012
Ovarian endocrine function has a major impact on homeostatic mechanisms in the cardiovascular system in women. In particular, estrogens play an important role in the regulation of vascular function. Epidemiological and experimental evidence links increased risk for cardiovascular disease with...
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Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis of Breast Cancer, Heart Disease, and Stroke Media Messages from Local Canadian Media
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This study examined media coverage of breast cancer (N=145) and heart disease and stroke (N=39) news articles, videos, advertisements, and images in a local Canadian context through quantitative and thematic content analyses. Statistical analysis (Cramer’s V) revealed significant differences in...
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Fall 2002
Alberta Centre for Active Living
Four articles on physical activity for people at different stages in life. Includes articles on children and youth, older adults, and baby boomers.
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Mental health and chronic medical conditions: schizophrenia, its treatment, risk of metabolic complications, and health care utilization
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Objective - To assess the relationship between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease by evaluating metabolic risk associated with treatment for schizophrenia, prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CV-RF) and disease (CV-D), and health care utilization in people with schizophrenia...
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Longitudinal and cross-sectional associations between physical activity, screen time, and fitness in a sample of young children from Edmonton, Canada
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Background: High fitness is associated with several positive health outcomes; however, fitness of Canadian children has declined over the past two decades. Correlates of fitness in children under 10 years of age are relatively unexplored, and few studies involving young children have looked at...