Nonfasting Triglycerides and Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Death in Men and Women

G. Nordestgaard, Børge; Benn, Marianne; Schnohr, Peter; Tybjærg‐Hansen, Anne

doi:10.1001/jama.298.3.299

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Nonfasting Triglycerides and Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Death in Men and Women

Published in JAMA • Jul 17, 2007

Authors:

Børge G. Nordestgaard

Marianne Benn

Peter Schnohr

Abstract

CONTEXT: Elevated nonfasting triglycerides indicate the presence of remnant lipoproteins, which may promote atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that very high levels of nonfasting triglycerides predict myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic heart disease (IHD), and death. DESIGN, SETTIN...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Myocardial infarction

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