Open AccessLipoprotein ( a ) and Atherogenic Indices in Sudanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Abdelmarouf Mohieldein,
Khairia Eltahir Abdalla,
Marghoob Hasan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-7774
pISSN - 1658-3639
DOI - 10.12816/0023976
Subject(s) - medicine , lipid profile , lipoprotein , coronary artery disease , type 2 diabetes , very low density lipoprotein , diabetes mellitus , lipoprotein(a) , cholesterol , endocrinology , blood lipids , gastroenterology
Type 2 diabetes is associated with significant cardiac morbidity and mortality with a more than threefold increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to assess the serum concentrations of lipoprotein (a) and lipid profile indexes as predictors for CAD in Sudanese type 2 diabetics compared to healthy subjects.
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