Serum Triglycerides as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Authors

Anushka Patel · University of Sydney

Federica Barzi

Abstract

Serum triglycerides are an important and independent predictor of CHD and stroke risk in the Asia-Pacific region. These results may have clinical implications for cardiovascular risk prediction and the use of lipid-lowering therapy.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 110, Issue 17, pp. 2678-2686

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000145615.33955.83

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