Atherosclerosis
Volume 204, Issue 2 , Pages 590-594 , June 2009

Plasma des-acyl ghrelin, but not plasma HMW adiponectin, is a useful cardiometabolic marker for predicting atherosclerosis in elderly hypertensive patients

  • Yuichiro Yano

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Nango National Health Insurance Hospital, Japan
    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Internal Medicine, Nango National Health Insurance Hospital, 1078 Mikado, Nango, Misato Town, Miyazaki 883-0306, Japan. Tel.: +81 982 59 0017; fax: +81 982 59 0213.
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  • Koji Toshinai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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  • Takashi Inokuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitaura National Health Insurance Hospital, Japan
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  • Kenji Kangawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Japan
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  • Kazuyuki Shimada

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Kazuomi Kario

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Masamitsu Nakazato

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki, Japan

Received 9 August 2008 ,Revised 17 September 2008 ,Accepted 12 October 2008.

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PII: S0021-9150(08)00747-8

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.10.013

Atherosclerosis
Volume 204, Issue 2 , Pages 590-594 , June 2009

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