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Article: Data on atherosclerosis discussed by researchers at Arizona State University.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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"We investigated the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and carotid atherosclerosis in 9871 Korean men aged 40-81 years. We measured carotid intima-media thickness by using B-mode ultrasonography, and cardiorespiratory fitness was measured by a maximal treadmill exercise test using the Bruce protocol," researchers in the United States report (see also Atherosclerosis).
"Carotid atherosclerosis was defined as an intima-media wall thickness greater than 1.2 mm or stenosis >25% of carotid arteries, while CRF was classified as low fit (
<60%), or high fit (>= 60%) categories based on age-specific VO2peak(ml/kg/min) percentiles. The presence of carotid atherosclerosis ...