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Increased association of coronary artery calcification in apparently healthy Korean adults with hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: The Kangbuk Samsung Health Study.
International journal of cardiology - 1 Sept 2015
Moon Byung Sub, Park Hye-Jeong, Lee Min-Kyung, Jeon Won Seon, Park Se Eun, Park Cheol-Young, Lee Won-Yong, Oh Ki-Won, Park Sung-Woo, Rhee Eun-Jung
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BACKGROUND: Hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype is a simple screening parameter to identify people at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. We evaluated whether hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) phenotype increases the risk for coronary artery calcification (CAC) in apparently healthy Korean adults. METHODS: A total of 32,186 participants (mean age 41.3, 80.2% men) in a health screening program, in whom the...
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