Fasting hypertriglyceridaemia increases carotid intima-media thickness and impairs coronary microvascular functions in non-obese middle aged women but not in men

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-260

  Erdogan, Dogan ^a   Gullu, H ^a   Caliskan, M ^a   Ciftci, O ^a   Topcu Baycan, S ^a   Bilgi, M ^a   Ulus, T ^a   Kulaksizoglu, S ^a   Muderrisoglu, H ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; SEX FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 31144469705     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.064741     Document Type: Article

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