Thien Vu, Yuichiro Yano, Huy Kien Tai Pham, Rajib Mondal, Mizuki Ohashi, Kaori Kitaoka, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Sayuki Torii, Akihiko Shiino, Atsushi Tsuji, Takashi Hisamatsu, Tomonori Okamura, Keiko Kondo, Aya Kadota, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Kazuhiko Nozaki, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Katsuyuki Miura
The Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis was conducted in Kusatsu City, Shiga, Japan, from 2006 to 2008. Participants were measured for LDL-p through nuclear magnetic resonance technology. 740 men participated in follow-up and underwent 1.5 T brain magnetic resonance angiography from 2012 to 2015. Participants were categorized as no-ICAS, and ICAS consisted of mild-ICAS (1 to < 50%) and severe-ICAS (≥ 50%) in any of the arteries examined. After exclusion criteria, 711 men left for analysis, we used multiple logistic regression to examine the association between lipid profiles and ICAS prevalence...
May 10, 2024: Scientific Reports