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Oral glucose tolerance test predicts increased carotid plaque burden in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Thorarinn A BjarnasonSteinar O HafthorssonLinda B KristinsdottirErna S OskarsdottirThor AspelundSigurdur SigurdssonVilmundur GudnasonKarl Andersen
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Newly detected dysglycemia is an independent predictor of significant atherosclerotic plaque in the carotid arteries with oral glucose tolerance test as a major determinant of carotid plaque burden in this group of individuals with acute coronary syndrome.
Keyphrases
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • coronary artery disease
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • antiplatelet therapy