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Telomere Length In Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Conventional Risk Factors: A Pilot Study From A South Asian Population, Mohit D. Gupta, Manjula Miglani, Ankit Bansal, Vardhmaan Jain, Sameer Arora, Sameer Kumar, Salim S. Virani, Ankur Kalra, Rakesh Yadav, Q Pasha
Telomere Length In Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Conventional Risk Factors: A Pilot Study From A South Asian Population, Mohit D. Gupta, Manjula Miglani, Ankit Bansal, Vardhmaan Jain, Sameer Arora, Sameer Kumar, Salim S. Virani, Ankur Kalra, Rakesh Yadav, Q Pasha
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Background: There is need to identify novel markers that lead to an early occurrence of myocardial infarction (MI) in young South Asian population. This population has different risk profile as compared with others. Telomere length is known to be a marker of aging, and shorter telomeres have been reported in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to identify the association of telomere length in young nonsmokers and non-diabetic MI patients.
Methods: In a case-control study of 154 subjects (n = 77 cases (ages 18-45 years, non-diabetic, non-smoker patients with MI) and n = 77, age and sex matched healthy controls), DNA …
The Effects Of An Inflammasome Inhibitor Olt1177 On The Development Of Ischemic Heart Failure, Joseph S. Aliaga
The Effects Of An Inflammasome Inhibitor Olt1177 On The Development Of Ischemic Heart Failure, Joseph S. Aliaga
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THE EFFECTS OF AN INFLAMMASOME INHIBITOR OLT1177 ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISCHEMIC HEART FAILURE
By Joseph S. Aliaga, BS
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2020
Background: Evidence suggests that prolonged and enhanced pro-inflammatory signaling, modulated by the NLRP3 inflammasome, plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of several different types of cardiovascular diseases such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI), adverse ventricular remodeling, and heart failure (HF). Consequently, we hypothesize that attenuating the enhanced inflammatory response using a pharmacological NLRP3 …