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Diabetes, but not the metabolic syndrome, predicts the severity and extent of coronary artery disease in women

Taiba Zornitzki, Oded Ayzenberg, Gera Gandelman, Shiraz Vered, E. Yaskil, David Faraggi, Avraham Caspi, Sorel Goland, O. Shvez, Ami Schattner,

QJM · 2007 · 34 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

Diabetes, fasting plasma glucose and hypertension, but not the metabolic syndrome, were associated with severity of coronary angiographic findings in these women.

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Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study

Salim Yusuf, Steven Hawken, Stephanie Ôunpuu et al. · The Lancet · 2005 · 2.9K citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Epidemiology +11

Plasma Triglyceride Level is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease Independent of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level: A Metaanalysis of Population-Based Prospective Studies

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Impact of the Metabolic Syndrome on Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, and All Causes in United States Adults

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Plasma triglyceride level is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease independent of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level: a meta-analysis of population-based prospective studies

John E. Hokanson, Melissa A. Austin · Journal of Cardiovascular Risk · 1996 · 1.7K citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease +11

Hyperinsulinemia as an Independent Risk Factor for Ischemic Heart Disease

Jean‐Pierre Després, Benoı̂t Lamarche, Pascale Mauriège et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 1.7K citations · Full text