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Patients were phenotyped by their residual score in linear multiple regression with measured carotid plaque burden as the dependent variable and coronary risk factors were predictors. The residual score essentially represents the distance off the regression line of predicted plaque. They were

RATIONALE Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one of the epidemics of modern times. In the recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the overall prevalence of CKD (stages 1 to 4) increased from 10.0% in 1988-1994 to 13.1% in 1999-2004 (1). Mounting data point to the lethal

INTRODUCTION Glutamine (GLN) is the most abundant free amino acid in the body, and commonly known as a non-essential amino acid due to the ability of most cells to produce it. It has many essential metabolic functions in the organism; it is an energy substrate for most cells (especially for

Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It determines a substantial socioeconomic burden. Stroke can lead to varying degrees of oropharyngeal dysphagia (25-85% of patients) and respiratory muscle dysfunction associated with an increase in medical complications such as

1. BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE: 1. Fibromyalgia (FM): *Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatologic disorder, behind osteoarthritis, afflicting 2-4% of the population of industrialized countries.(Jacobsen and Bredkjaer, 1992; Wolfe et al., 1990) To fulfill the criteria for FM established by