Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Ottar Nygard

Publications

• Research Article
  Hypertriglyceridemic-Waist Phenotype is a Useful Global Assessment Tool for Predicting Acute Myocardial Infarction
  Author(s): Grace M. Egeland, Jannicke Igland, Ottar Nygard, Gerhard Sulo and Grethe S. TellGrace M. Egeland, Jannicke Igland, Ottar Nygard, Gerhard Sulo and Grethe S. Tell
  
  Background: There has been growing research interest in exploring the utility of the hypertriglyceridemicwaist phenotype as a predictor of cardio-metabolic risk. To date, prospective studies evaluating the phenotype as a predictor of cardiovascular disease have provided variable results. Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of the hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype as an independent predictor of acute myocardial infarction beyond classical cardiovascular disease risk factors in a homogeneous Norwegian population. Methods: Norwegian health survey (Cohort Norway) participants (n=116,111), free of heart disease in 1994- 2003, were followed through 2009 by record linkages to The Cause of Death Registry and hospital discharge diagnoses through the Cardiovascular disease in Norway project. Cox proportional hazards analyses adjusted for conventional risk factors. Results: During a mean f.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9517.1000207

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