Serum triglycerides and mortality risk across stages of chronic kidney disease in 2 million U.S. veterans

In the general population, elevated triglyceride (TG) levels are an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, in chronic kidney disease, the association of serum TGs with mortality is less clear.

Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - August 7, 2019 Category: Lipidology Authors: Melissa Soohoo, Hamid Moradi, Yoshitsugu Obi, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Elani Streja Tags: Original Research Source Type: research