Open AccessClinical Utility of the Ratio Between Circulating Fibrinogen and Fibrin (ogen) Degradation Products for Evaluating Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Weixin Xiong,
Ying Shen,
Dongjun Dai,
Lin Lü,
Qi Zhang,
Ruiyan Zhang,
Weifeng Shi,
Rong Tao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.152465
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , odds ratio , fibrinogen , cardiology , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , chest pain , creatinine , gastroenterology , endocrinology
We investigated whether and to what extent the ratio between circulating fibrinogen (Fg) and its degradation products (FDP) reflects the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in type 2 diabetic patients.