Hypertriglyceridemic Waist: A Simple Marker of High-Risk Atherosclerosis Features Associated With Excess Visceral Adiposity/Ectopic Fat.

ABSTRACT: Subclinical atherosclerosis identification remains challenging; abdominal visceral adiposity may improve risk stratification beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Hypertriglyceridemic waist, a visceral adiposity marker combining elevated triglycerides (≥2 mmol/L) and waist circumference (≥90 cm), has been related to carotid atherosclerosis, although associations with high-risk features, including lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC), remain unknown. We tested the hypothesis that hypertriglyceridemic waist is an independent marker of high-risk atherosclerosis features. In this cross-sectional study including 467 white men (mean age, 45.9±14.8 years; range 19.4-77.6 years), carotid atherosclerosis characteristics were examined by magnetic resonance imaging and associations with hypertri

SUBMITTER: LeBlanc S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015425 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature