Atherogenic Dyslipidemia Index

ISBN-13: 9783659392672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 52 str.

Rygiel Katarzyna Anna

Opis

Innovative instruments to stem the tide of cardiometabolic diseases are needed, especially in primary care (PC). A measurement of the ratio: triglycerides (TG) to HDL-Cholesterol (HDL-C), known as atherogenic dyslipidemia index (TG/HDL-C) (a biomarker of plasma atherogenicity & insulin resistance), may be helpful in PC, since it can shed some light on early detection of asymptomatic patients with high cardiovascular (CV) risk. This work explores the correlations between TG/HDL-C, lipid and anthropometric parameters, coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), in PC patients. This analysis reports that the increased TG/HDL-C positively correlates with obesity and diabetes. Thus, TG/HDL-C may serve as a simple tool for the identification of patients, who may be at high risk for CHD or diabetes, despite achieving the recommended LDL-C levels. This book, therefore, proposes TG/HDL-C as a novel marker, which should be useful to PC practitioners, cardiology and diabetology specialists, pharmacists, dietitians, nurses, rehabilitants, and health educators. Also, researchers may consider this marker for future design of prospective randomized clinical trials.

O autorze

Katarzyna Anna [Kate] Rygiel MD, PhD is affiliated with the Department of Family Practice, Medical University of Silesia (SUM) in Katowice, Poland. She has background in anesthesiology, primary care, preventive medicine, and research collaboration. She serves as an instructor for International Medical Students, and Pharmacy Postgraduate Education.