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Pulse-Wave Velocity, Flow-Mediated Dilation, and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness to Assess Cardiovascular Risk in Population with Metabolic Syndrome
Juan Antonio Suárez-Cuenca 1, Jesús Montoya-Ramírez 2, Juan Ariel Gutiérrez-Buendía 1, Eduardo Vera-Gómez 1, Alejandro Hernández-Patricio 1, Mauricio Erik Vargas-Cuautle 2, José Manuel Chavarría-Santana 1, Sara Alejandra Zaragoza-Galicia 1, Verania Fernanda Hernández-Barrón 1, Javier Franco-Pérez 1, María Angélica Díaz-Aranda 1, Atzín Suá Ruíz-Hernández 1, Juan Antonio Pineda-Juárez 3, Mónica Escamilla-Tilch 3, José Gutiérrez-Salinas 1, Christian Gabriel Toledo-Lozano 1, Silvia García 1, Paul Mondragón-Terán 3
1Experimental Metabolism and Clinical Research Laboratory, Clinical Research Department; Laboratory of Biochemistry and Experimental Medicine, National Medical Center “20 de Noviembre”, ISSSTE, 2Bariatric Surgery Department, National Medical Center “20 de Noviembre”, ISSSTE, 3Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Coordination of Research, National Medical Center “20 de Noviembre”, ISSSTE

Endothelial/vascular aging and atherogenesis are key mechanisms that promote the development of cardiovascular diseases. The present protocol describes methods to evaluate arterial stiffness, endothelial dysfunction, and atherogenesis in patients with related risk factors, which are highly valuable in the cardiovascular research field.

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