Essays about: "Atherosclerosis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 essays containing the word Atherosclerosis.

  1. 6. THE ROLE OF THE α7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR (α7nAChR) IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS - A study of the potential immunomodulatory effect of α7nAChR and sex differences on atherosclerosis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för integrativ medicinsk biologi (IMB)

    Author : Lisa Rahimi; [2023]
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  3. 7. Immunoglobulin A antibodies against phosphorylcholine in rheumatoid arthritis patients and its association with clinical outcomes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för farmaceutisk biokemi

    Author : Amna Syed; [2021]
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    Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the joints in wrist and hands. RA develops slowly and can cause physical disabilities which may lead to extra-articular manifestations, damaging other parts of the body such as heart and blood vessels. READ MORE

  4. 8. Lipid Markers in Men and Women with Peripheral Arterial Disease

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Ida Siggberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Sex differences; Peripheral Arterial Disease; Atherosclerosis; Lipid Markers;

    Abstract : Introduction Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) are circulating lipoproteins known to promote development of atherosclerosis. LDL can be oxidized in several ways, including enzymatic oxidation by myeloperoxidase (MPO). READ MORE

  5. 9. A future outlook in coronary artery atherosclerosis treatment

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Nathan Mingyang Qin; [2020]
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  6. 10. Geometry dependency of cerebral arterial pressure, and estimation of wall shear stress in patients with carotid stenosis: a CFD approach

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Josef Odevik; [2020]
    Keywords : Carotid stenosis; Geometry dependency; Arterial pressure; Atherosclerosis; Wall shear stress; Computational fluid dynamics; Karotid stenos; Geometriberoende; Artärtryck; Åderförkalkning; Skjuvkraft; Numeriska flödesberäkningar;

    Abstract : This thesis have investigated how the cerebral arterial pressure can be estimated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Specifically, a sensitivity study of how the blood vessel diameter affects the arterial pressure in patients with carotid stenosis, has been conducted. READ MORE