Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness is a predictor of new-onset diabetes mellitus in patients with coronary artery disease treated with high-intensity statins
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321 patients with coronary artery disease treated with high-intensity statins for at least 6 months after…
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3.9 ± 1
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Implication
EAT thickness may stratify NODM risk among high-intensity statin users; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
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Population
321 patients with coronary artery disease treated with high-intensity statins for at least 6 months after percutaneous coronary intervention, mean age 59.9, 74% male, South Korea. Excluded patients with DM at baseline.
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Intervention
High-intensity statins (atorvastatin 40 mg or 80 mg, or rosuvastatin 20 mg) for at least 6 months
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Outcome
New-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM)hard clinical
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Kang et al. (2018) studied this question.
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