PMID: 2486733Jan 1, 1989Paper

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and hyperlipoproteinemia in patients with ischemic cardiopathy

Archivos del Instituto de Cardiología de México
J C Sienra PérezC Posadas Romero

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) constitutes the main cause of death in diabetes mellitus (DM): Previous studies at the "Instituto Nacional de Cardiología de México" have investigated the metabolic alterations of survivors of a myocardial infarction (MI), but none of them had focused on the metabolic profile of the diabetic patient. We compared two groups of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), one with (DMG) and one without (NDMG) Diabetes Mellitus, to investigate differences in the prevalence and nature of hyperlipoproteinemias (HLP) and other risk factors of atherosclerosis. DMG consisted of 117 patients (75 male, 42 female) and NDMG consisted of 119 patients (91 male y 28 female). (Female NDMG vs female DMG p less than 0.05). The presence of risks factors of atherosclerosis was investigated in all patients, and total cholesterol (chol) triglycerides (TG) and glucose were measured in post-absorptive phase. There were no differences regarding mean age (DMG: 60 +/- 8 years, NDM: 60 +/- 11 years), Quetelet Index (Kg./mt2: DMG: 26.5 +/- 3, NDMG: 26.7 +/- 3), TG: (DMG: 246.2 +/- 125, NDMG: 223.5 +/- 129) or Chol (DMG: 216 +/- 42 mg/dl, NDMG: 225 +/- 45 mg/dl). Hypertriglyceridemia was significantly higher in patients with DM, ...Continue Reading

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