title: Clinical relevance of decreased ratios of serum eicosapentaenoic acid/arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid/AA to impaired arterial stiffness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Japan; Internal Medicine of Metabolism and Nutrition, Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Electronic address: hyoshida@jikei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine of Metabolism and Nutrition, Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; Inzai General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Kumie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Japan; Internal Medicine of Metabolism and Nutrition, Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Japan; Inzai General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine of Metabolism and Nutrition, Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; Department of Nutrition, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomono
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Division, TOSOH Corporation, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirowatari
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine of Metabolism and Nutrition, Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000097:blood*; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid
keywords: Arachidonic acid (AA); Arterial stiffness; Atherosclerosis; CAVI; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)