Insulin Resistance Predicts Severity of Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease in Non-Diabetic Patients.

Teresa StrisciuglioRaffaele IzzoEmanuele BarbatoGiuseppe Di GioiaIginio ColaioriAntonella FiordelisiCarmine MoriscoJozef BartunekDanilo FrancoGiuseppe AmmiratiValerio PergolaLivio ImparatoBruno TrimarcoGiovanni EspositoAntonio Rapacciuolo

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

Insulin resistance goes hand in hand with the extension and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients. The HOMA index is an independent predictor of three-vessel disease at CA. The HOMA index could be useful for risk stratification of CAD even in absence of T2DM.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
coronary artery disease
coronary artery
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high fat diet
polycystic ovary syndrome
skeletal muscle
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
heart failure
aortic stenosis
weight loss
aortic valve
ejection fraction