Relationship Between the Serum Levels of Nonfasting Triglyceride and the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease

Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of death in both men and women around the world. Studies have shown that hypertriglyceridemia is an important risk factor for such diseases. While triglyceride levels after a meal increase, the relationship between postprandial triglyceride levels and the severity of coronary artery disease is still unproven. This study aimed to determine the plasma levels of triglyceride after a meal in patients with different types of coronary heart disease.
In this epidemiological study, 416 patients among those referred to Golestan Hospital in Ahvaz were ed based on the results of angiography and were classified to type 1 to 4 groups comprising 69, 99, 83, and 165 individuals respectively, and their age and sex were recorded. all the individuals, a blood sample was taken 2 hours after a meal. The data were analyzed using the Tukey test.
The mean age of the patients was 58.4 years. There was only a significant difference between the patients with type 1 (normal patients) and those with type 4 (with severe coronary artery disease) (142 ± 67.1 mg/dL vs 188 ± 99.3 mg/dL; P 0.05).
The results showed that the mean triglyceride serum level after a meal in our patients with severe coronary artery disease (type 4) was higher than that in the other groups. Hypertriglyceridemia after a meal may be a major factor in coronary heart disease. (Iranian Heart Journal 2018; 19(1):21-29)