CAN SIGNAL-PROCESSED ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (SPECG) DIAGNOSE SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS?

Electrocardiogram (ecg) Signal Processing

Signal processing today is performed in the vast majority of systems for ECG analysis and interpretation. The objective of ECG signal processing is manifold and comprises the improvement of measurement accuracy and reproducibility (when compared with manual measurements) and the extraction of information not readily available from the signal through visual assessment. In many situations, the EC...

Subclinical atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis.

Imaging Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a generalized disorder that progresses very slowly. Early detection of atherosclerosis is very important to prevent cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, stroke and sudden cardiac death. Various surrogate markers have recently been proposed for the early detection of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic patients who have one or more risk factors. Among them, biomar...

Monocyte heterogeneity in obesity and subclinical atherosclerosis.

AIMS Monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages have been recognised as the cellular hallmark of atherosclerosis decades ago. Recently, they have also been shown to play a pivotal role in obesity. Monocytes display immunophenotypic heterogeneity with functionally distinct subpopulations. We initiated the I LIKE HOMe study to examine monocyte heterogeneity in obesity and subclinical atherosclero...

Subclinical atherosclerosis: what it is, what it means and what we can do about it

Atherosclerosis is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disease with a long asymptomatic phase. Disease progression can lead eventually to the occurrence of acute cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris and sudden cardiac death. While the disease is still in a subclinical stage, however, the presence of atherosclerosis can be identified by several methods, ...