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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Total Antioxidant Status, Serum Selenium Concentrations and the Ultrasound Assessment Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Arterial Hypertension.

Paweł Gać, Małgorzata Poręba, Lidia Januszewska, Adam Prokopowicz, Helena Martynowicz, Grzegorz Mazur, Rafał Poręba

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paweł GaćDepartment of Hygiene, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8366-0239
Małgorzata PorębaDepartment of Pathophysiology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland.
Lidia JanuszewskaDepartment of Hygiene, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland.
Adam ProkopowiczInstitute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health in Sosnowiec, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
Helena MartynowiczDepartment of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Grzegorz MazurDepartment of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Rafał PorębaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Wroclaw Medical University · PLInstitute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health · PL

Funding

Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Slaskich we Wroclawiu STM.A100.17.050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the study was to establish the correlation between serum selenium concentrations, total antioxidant status, and the carotid intima media thickness in ultrasound assessment in patients with arterial hypertension. A group of 76 people suffering from arterial hypertension was qualified to participate in the study. The mean age of the respondents was 53.48 ± 12.78. Serum selenium concentrations (Se-S) and total antioxidant status (TAS) were determined in all respondents. Se-S were determined by hydride generation atomic absorption spectroscopy (HGAAS). The antioxidant status was assessed by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In addition, an ultrasound exam of the carotid arteries was performed, and the intima media thickness (cIMT) was measured. In the study group, Se-S and TAS were 89.73 ± 18.99 µg/L and 1.18 ± 0.35 mM. However, the cIMT measured using ultrasound was 0.68 ± 0.15 mm. cIMT was significantly greater in patients with arterial hypertension with Se-S < median in comparison to patients with arterial hypertension with Se-S ≥ median (0.73 ± 0.19 mm vs. 0.65 ± 0.10 mm,

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antioxidant statusarterial hypertensioncarotid arteriesintima media thicknessselenium

Identifiers

PMID33419108
PMCPMC7825395
OpenAlexW3119754094

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