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- 1Ban, Matthew R.
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Spring 2022
Carotid atherosclerosis is responsible for 15-25% of the nearly 8 million first-ever ischemic strokes that occur each year worldwide. This proportion has remained constant over the past three decades, thus suggesting that some patients with carotid atherosclerosis currently receive suboptimal...
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Exploring the Relationship between Morphological Parameters and Hemodynamic Characteristics in Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Using Fluid-Structure Interaction with Patient-specific Models
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Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) is an abnormal bulge in the ascending part of the aorta. It is associated with the risk of dissection and rupture and has been known as the "silent killer". When dissection or rupture, the outcome is usually severe and associated with high mortality. To...
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Non-fasting remnant cholesterol as a predictor for cardiovascular disease risk in Canadians with and without diabetes mellitus in the Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in Canada, and its risk of development is 3 times greater in those with diabetes mellitus (DM). Fasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the traditional lipid biomarker used in CVD risk assessment. While lowering LDL-C does...
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Rare ATGL haplotypes are associated with increased plasma triglyceride concentrations in the Greenland Inuit
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Johansen, Christopher T., Gallinger, Zane R., Wang, Jian, Ban, Matthew R., Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter, Hegele, Robert A.
"Objectives: To genotype common genetic variants found in the adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) gene and test them for association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Greenland Inuit. Study design: Candidate gene association study of discrete and quantitative traits related to...