Associations between specific plasma ceramides and severity of coronary-artery stenosis assessed by coronary angiography.

CONCLUSION: Our cross-sectional study shows for the first time that higher levels of specific plasma ceramides are independently associated with a greater severity of coronary-artery stenoses in the LAD artery in patients who had suspected or established CAD.
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Source: Diabetes and Metabolism - August 2, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mantovani A, Bonapace S, Lunardi G, Canali G, Dugo C, Vinco G, Calabria S, Barbieri E, Laaksonen R, Bonnet F, Byrne CD, Targher G Tags: Diabetes Metab Source Type: research