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Insulin resistance in patients with familial combined hyperlipidemia and coronary artery disease.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Dec 1997
Ascaso J F, Lorente R, Merchante A, Real J T, Priego A, Carmena R
Abstract excerpt
The minimum model modified by the administration of insulin provides an objective and relatively easily measured index of peripheral sensitivity to insulin which was significantly lower (p <0.02) in familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH) with ischemic heart disease (IHD) than in FCH without IHD and in control subjects (1.2 +/- 0.6, 1.9 +/- 1.0, 2.9 +/- 1.2 x 10(-4) mU/L/ min, respectively). In patients with FCH,...
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