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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Subclinical Arteriosclerosis is Associated With Common Vascular Risk Factors in Long-Term Survivors of Testicular Cancer.

Javier Espíldora-Hernández, Tania Díaz-Antonio, Javier Baena-Espinar, Inmaculada Alonso-Calderón, José Rioja, Emilio Alba-Conejo, Pedro Valdivielso, Miguel-Ángel Sánchez-Chaparro

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Javier Espíldora-HernándezInternal Medicine Unit, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
Tania Díaz-AntonioRadiology Unit, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, 29010 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3376-3157
Javier Baena-EspinarOncology Unit, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
Inmaculada Alonso-CalderónPreventive Center for Civil Servant, Consejería de Empleo, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
José RiojaLipid and Arteriosclerosis Laboratory, Department of Medicine and Dermatology, and Biomedical Institute for Research (IBIMA), Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
Emilio Alba-ConejoOncology Unit, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
Pedro ValdivielsoInternal Medicine Unit, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
Miguel-Ángel Sánchez-ChaparroInternal Medicine Unit, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria · ESConsejería de Educación y Empleo · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease risk is increased in survivors of testicular cancer because of exposure to treatment (chemotherapy and radiotherapy), as well as modification in lifestyle. Our aim was to assess the presence of subclinical arteriosclerosis in survivors of testicular cancer in comparison with a control group. This was a cross-sectional, observational, case-control study including 50 survivors of Germ Cell Tumor (GCT) (14 years of follow-up) and 53 age-matched controls with no cancer. We registered clinical data, cardiovascular risk factors, physical and Mediterranean questionnaires, intima-media thickness and plaque at carotid and femoral arteries by ultrasound, calcium score at the abdominal aorta, and liver steatosis by computed tomography, and applied analytical tests to quantify metabolic risk factors and inflammation markers. Patients showed a trend toward greater intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaques than controls, as well as a higher calcium score in the abdominal aorta. Remarkably, patients had higher waist circumference, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and liver steatosis, but lower physical activity and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol than controls (all

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arterial ultrasoundliver steatosissubclinical arteriosclerosistesticular cancervascular calcification

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PMID32244483
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