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 AndersenPublished 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.