Metabolic Dyslipidemia and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in 28,318 Adults With Diabetes Mellitus and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol <100 mg/dl

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 116; no. 11; pp. 1700 - 1704
• Main Authors: Rana, Jamal S., Liu, Jennifer Y., Moffet, Howard H., Solomon, Matthew D., Go, Alan S., Jaffe, Marc G., Karter, Andrew J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Coronary artery disease; Coronary Disease - blood; Coronary Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Disease - prevention & control; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic Angiopathies; Dyslipidemia; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Female; Heart attacks; Heart diseases; Hemoglobin; High density; High density lipoprotein; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertriglyceridemia - epidemiology; Low density lipoprotein; Male; Men; Phenotypes; Risk; Risk Assessment; Statins; Triglycerides; Women; Womens health

The risk of future coronary heart disease (CHD) in subjects with diabetes and “metabolic dyslipidemia” (high triglyceride [TGs] and low high-density cholesterol levels) remains a matter of concern. Little is known regarding the risk of CHD for this phenotype with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol...