Association of Plasma Sphingomyelin Levels and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events in an Adult Population | Zendy

Joseph Yeboah | Zendy; Coleen A. McNamara | Zendy; XianCheng Jiang | Zendy; Ira Tabas | Zendy; David M. Herrington | Zendy; Gregory L. Burke | Zendy; Steven Shea | Zendy

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Association of Plasma Sphingomyelin Levels and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events in an Adult Population

Author(s) -

Joseph Yeboah,

Coleen A. McNamara,

XianCheng Jiang,

Ira Tabas,

David M. Herrington,

Gregory L. Burke,

Steven Shea

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007

H-Index - 270

eISSN - 1524-4636

pISSN - 1079-5642

DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.109.199281

Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , cardiology , hazard ratio , population , proportional hazards model , angina , sphingomyelin , cholesterol , confidence interval , environmental health

A high plasma sphingomyelin level has been associated with subclinical atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and worse prognosis in subjects with acute coronary syndromes. We wanted to assess the predictive value of plasma sphingomyelin levels for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) events in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

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