Does the atherogenic index of plasma predict the presence of coronary artery disease and a higher SYNTAX score in a Chinese population?
The atherogenic index of plasma is a useful biomarker for predicting the presence and angiographic severity of coronary artery disease.
We aimed to identify the best diagnostic cutoff value of the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) for coronary artery disease (CAD) and its correlation with the SYNTAX score (SS). From January 2016 to December 2019, 2253 patients with CAD and 1347 non-CAD patients with complete data were included in the study. Coronary angiography was performed using the Judkins technique, and the SS was calculated using network software. There were differences in age, body mass index, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and AIP between groups (all P P P P P < .01). Atherogenic index of plasma, as a biomarker, may assist in the prevention of CAD in the Chinese population.
Wang et al. (Thu,) studied this question.