Evidence that fibrinogen γ′ regulates plasma clot structure and lysis and relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in black Africans

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 121 (16) ◽  
pp. 3254-3260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlien Pieters ◽  
Retha C. Kotze ◽  
Johann C. Jerling ◽  
Annamarie Kruger ◽  
Robert A. S. Ariëns
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Plasma Clot ◽  
Black Africans ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Clot Structure

Key Points This paper describes the effect of fibrinogen γ′ on clot structure in plasma (previously shown in purified systems). This paper also describes the respective roles of total fibrinogen, fibrinogen γ′ concentration, and ratio on clot structure and lysis rates.

scholarly journals Plasma Clot Lysis Time and Its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Black Africans

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e48881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zelda de Lange ◽  
Marlien Pieters ◽  
Johann C. Jerling ◽  
Annamarie Kruger ◽  
Dingeman C. Rijken
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Clot Lysis ◽  
Plasma Clot ◽  
Black Africans ◽  
Lysis Time ◽  
Clot Lysis Time

scholarly journals Association among sickle cell trait, fitness, and cardiovascular risk factors in CARDIA

Blood ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 129 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert I. Liem ◽  
Cheeling Chan ◽  
Thanh-Huyen T. Vu ◽  
Myriam Fornage ◽  
Alexis A. Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Sickle Cell Trait ◽  
Key Points

Key Points SCT status is not significantly associated with longitudinal changes in fitness among African Americans. SCT status is not an independent risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome among African Americans.

scholarly journals Distribution of Serum Uric Acid in Black Africans and Its Association With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie R. Moulin ◽  
Marcelo P. Baldo ◽  
Juliana B. Souza ◽  
Weverton M. Luchi ◽  
Daniel P. Capingana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Black Africans

scholarly journals Progression of cardiovascular risk factors in black Africans: 3 year follow up of the SABPA cohort study

2015 ◽  
Vol 238 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Hamer ◽  
Roland von Känel ◽  
Manja Reimann ◽  
Nico T. Malan ◽  
Alta E. Schutte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Black Africans

Abstract #1238: Comparison of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adults Stratified by Age and Severity of Overweight

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 294-295
Author(s):  
Pedro Velasquez ◽  
Claudia Neira ◽  
Andres Velaquez ◽  
Alejandro Velaquez ◽  
Michael Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
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