Article
Enlarged waist combined with elevated triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype) and HDL-cholesterol in patients with heart failure.
Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina - 1 Jan 2000
Weschenfelder Camila, Marcadenti Aline, Stein Airton Tetelbom, Gottschall Catarina Bertaso Andreatta
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:: The association of serum triglycerides plus waist circumference seems to be a good marker of cardiovascular risk and has been named the "hypertriglyceridemic waist" phenotype. The aim of our study was to investigate the association between the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and HDL-cholesterol among patients with heart failure. DESIGN AND SETTING:: Cross-sectional study in a...
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