Cardiovascular

Research on cardiovascular reported by scientists at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, December 13th, 2009

In this recently published article, scientists in Taiwan conducted a study "To delineate the association between corneal arcus and potential cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged population. This cross-sectional study randomly enrolled 119 subjects with cortical arcus and 119 subjects Without arcus, aged between 30 and 60 years, from community-based East Asian population."

"Cortical arcus identification was completed by a single ophthalmologist using slit-lamp biomicroscopy examination. Cardiovascular risk factor parameters were measured by standardized techniques. Subjects with higher levels of total-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),...

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Source: Cardiovascular Device Liability Week (2009-12-13)

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