Assessment of plaque formation in the common carotid artery (CCA) is important for stratification of the risk of subsequent stroke. The stiffness parameter beta, which can be assessed using an ultrasonic phase-locked echo-tracking system, was deve...
Koji Suzuki   Takashi Inoue   Shuji Hashimoto   Junichi Ochiai   Yasuhiro Kusuhara   Yoshinori Ito   Nobuyuki Hamajima   
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA 411(17-18) 1330-1334 2010年9月
Background: Several studies have reported that serum concentrations of carotenoids and adiponectin are inversely associated with the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, no studies have investigated the association between serum concent...
Here, we carried out a survey to determine the prevalence of free-living amoebae (FLA) in tap-water sources from rivers and water treatment plants located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. A total of 374 raw water samples were collected from 113 samplin...
Suzuki K   Ishii J   Ito Y   Kitagawa F   Kuno A   Kusuhara Y   Ochiai J   Hamajima N   Inoue T