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Elevated fasting blood glucose, but not obesity, is associated with coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in a referral hospital in Jordan

BACKGROUND: Obesity and its metabolic complications are endemic in the Middle East, but the cardiovascular consequences are not well defined in local studies. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between fasting blood glucose (FBG), obesity and coronary artery disease (CAD) in Jordan. DESIGN: A cros...

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Autores principales: Al-Shudifat, Abdel-Ellah, Azab, Mohammed, Johannessen, Asgeir, Al-Shdaifat, Amjad, Agraib, Lana M., Tayyem, Reema F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29620544
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.111