Association between blood glucose variability and coronary plaque instability in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Kozo Okada,Kiyoshi Hibi,Masaomi Gohbara,Shunsuke Kataoka,Keiko Takano,Eiichi Akiyama,Yasushi Matsuzawa,Kenichiro Saka,Nobuhiko Maejima,Mitsuaki Endo,Noriaki Iwahashi,Kengo Tsukahara,Masami Kosuge,Toshiaki Ebina,Peter J. Fitzgerald,Yasuhiro Honda,Satoshi Umemura,Kazuo Kimura

Association between blood glucose variability and coronary plaque instability in patients with acute coronary syndromes

2015

Kozo Okada
Kiyoshi Hibi
Masaomi Gohbara
Shunsuke Kataoka
Keiko Takano
Eiichi Akiyama
Yasushi Matsuzawa
Kenichiro Saka
Nobuhiko Maejima
Mitsuaki Endo
Noriaki Iwahashi
Kengo Tsukahara
Masami Kosuge
Toshiaki Ebina
Peter J. Fitzgerald
Yasuhiro Honda
Satoshi Umemura
Kazuo Kimura

Background Blood glucose variability is receiving considerable attention as a new risk factor for coronary artery disease. This study aimed to investigate the association between blood glucose variability and coronary plaque tissue characteristics.

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Prospective cohort study
Risk factor
Coronary artery disease
Vulnerable plaque
Biomarker (medicine)
Diabetes mellitus
Angiology
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Acute coronary syndrome
Medicine

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