Aim: To assess the public's response toward Vaccination in Mosul and causes of refusing vaccination and highlighting the need for an education program for vaccinations in Mosul city. Material and Method: Internet-based survey was completed among 1000 individuals residing in Nineveh. Google Forms is used for collecting data through an electronic questionnaire. Answer questionnaire lists starting with demographical information. The data were statistically analyzed by descriptive criteria for numerical variables using the number, percentage, mean and standard deviation. At the same time, for categorical variables, use frequency and percentages, Chi-square test, and independent t-test were used to test the significance of association between variables analyzed all by SPSS 25, and P-value was set at 0.5.

Result: Significant associations of the vaccine agreement and the educational levels and working status of individuals (p-value 0.00118), Also significant association (P= < .00001) of the family history.

Conclusion: Mosul's residents have high-level agreement and willingness for a coronavirus vaccine. More education is needed to promote and ensure the community that the vaccine is efficient and secure.

Aim: To assess the public's response toward Vaccination in Mosul and causes of refusing vaccination and highlighting the need for an education program for vaccinations in Mosul city. Material and Method: Internet-based survey was completed among 1000 individuals residing in Nineveh. Google Forms is used for collecting data through an electronic questionnaire. Answer questionnaire lists starting with demographical information. The data were statistically analyzed by descriptive criteria for numerical variables using the number, percentage, mean and standard deviation. At the same time, for categorical variables, use frequency and percentages, Chi-square test, and independent t-test were used to test the significance of association between variables analyzed all by SPSS 25, and P-value was set at 0.5.

Result: Significant associations of the vaccine agreement and the educational levels and working status of individuals (p-value 0.00118), Also significant association (P= < .00001) of the family history.

Conclusion: Mosul's residents have high-level agreement and willingness for a coronavirus vaccine. More education is needed to promote and ensure the community that the vaccine is efficient and secure.

Aim: To assess the public's response toward Vaccination in Mosul and causes of refusing vaccination and highlighting the need for an education program for vaccinations in Mosul city. Material and Method: Internet-based survey was completed among 1000 individuals residing in Nineveh. Google Forms is used for collecting data through an electronic questionnaire. Answer questionnaire lists starting with demographical information. The data were statistically analyzed by descriptive criteria for numerical variables using the number, percentage, mean and standard deviation. At the same time, for categorical variables, use frequency and percentages, Chi-square test, and independent t-test were used to test the significance of association between variables analyzed all by SPSS 25, and P-value was set at 0.5.

Result: Significant associations of the vaccine agreement and the educational levels and working status of individuals (p-value 0.00118), Also significant association (P= < .00001) of the family history.

Conclusion: Mosul's residents have high-level agreement and willingness for a coronavirus vaccine. More education is needed to promote and ensure the community that the vaccine is efficient and secure.

Aim: To assess the public's response toward Vaccination in Mosul and causes of refusing vaccination and highlighting the need for an education program for vaccinations in Mosul city. Material and Method: Internet-based survey was completed among 1000 individuals residing in Nineveh. Google Forms is used for collecting data through an electronic questionnaire. Answer questionnaire lists starting with demographical information. The data were statistically analyzed by descriptive criteria for numerical variables using the number, percentage, mean and standard deviation. At the same time, for categorical variables, use frequency and percentages, Chi-square test, and independent t-test were used to test the significance of association between variables analyzed all by SPSS 25, and P-value was set at 0.5.

Result: Significant associations of the vaccine agreement and the educational levels and working status of individuals (p-value 0.00118), Also significant association (P= < .00001) of the family history.

Conclusion: Mosul's residents have high-level agreement and willingness for a coronavirus vaccine. More education is needed to promote and ensure the community that the vaccine is efficient and secure.

Aim: To assess the public's response toward Vaccination in Mosul and causes of refusing vaccination and highlighting the need for an education program for vaccinations in Mosul city. Material and Method: Internet-based survey was completed among 1000 individuals residing in Nineveh. Google Forms is used for collecting data through an electronic questionnaire. Answer questionnaire lists starting with demographical information. The data were statistically analyzed by descriptive criteria for numerical variables using the number, percentage, mean and standard deviation. At the same time, for categorical variables, use frequency and percentages, Chi-square test, and independent t-test were used to test the significance of association between variables analyzed all by SPSS 25, and P-value was set at 0.5.

Result: Significant associations of the vaccine agreement and the educational levels and working status of individuals (p-value 0.00118), Also significant association (P= < .00001) of the family history.

Conclusion: Mosul's residents have high-level agreement and willingness for a coronavirus vaccine. More education is needed to promote and ensure the community that the vaccine is efficient and secure.

Introduction: Meeting the deadlines for treatment of Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) could allow victims to maintain an optimal functional level in interaction with the environment.

To study the management, the delays, the care and the clinical evolution of the patient’s victims of the cerebrovascular accidents during the first hours in the emergency department of the General Hospital of Reference of N’Djamena (HGRN).

Material and methods: This was a descriptive, analytical cross-sectional study. Included in the study were all stroke victims hospitalized in the HGRN emergency room. The sample size was 60 patients. The questionnaire and the observation grid were the collection tools. The data were entered by Cspro software and analyzed on Excel and SPSS.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 54.65 ± 11.6 years. About 2/3 of the study population 67% were female with a sex ratio of 2 in favor of women. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Ischemic strokes represented 66.67% of cases. The overall death rate was 13.33%. About 36.3% of patients arrived at the emergency room between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. after the onset of the first symptoms. The clinical outcome of the patients was unfavorable in 55% of cases, including 47.5% of ischemic strokes.

Conclusion:We do not have a link between age and clinical course. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Raising public awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke could help reduce complications of the disease.

Introduction: Meeting the deadlines for treatment of Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) could allow victims to maintain an optimal functional level in interaction with the environment.

To study the management, the delays, the care and the clinical evolution of the patient’s victims of the cerebrovascular accidents during the first hours in the emergency department of the General Hospital of Reference of N’Djamena (HGRN).

Material and methods: This was a descriptive, analytical cross-sectional study. Included in the study were all stroke victims hospitalized in the HGRN emergency room. The sample size was 60 patients. The questionnaire and the observation grid were the collection tools. The data were entered by Cspro software and analyzed on Excel and SPSS.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 54.65 ± 11.6 years. About 2/3 of the study population 67% were female with a sex ratio of 2 in favor of women. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Ischemic strokes represented 66.67% of cases. The overall death rate was 13.33%. About 36.3% of patients arrived at the emergency room between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. after the onset of the first symptoms. The clinical outcome of the patients was unfavorable in 55% of cases, including 47.5% of ischemic strokes.

Conclusion:We do not have a link between age and clinical course. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Raising public awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke could help reduce complications of the disease.

Introduction: Meeting the deadlines for treatment of Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) could allow victims to maintain an optimal functional level in interaction with the environment.

To study the management, the delays, the care and the clinical evolution of the patient’s victims of the cerebrovascular accidents during the first hours in the emergency department of the General Hospital of Reference of N’Djamena (HGRN).

Material and methods: This was a descriptive, analytical cross-sectional study. Included in the study were all stroke victims hospitalized in the HGRN emergency room. The sample size was 60 patients. The questionnaire and the observation grid were the collection tools. The data were entered by Cspro software and analyzed on Excel and SPSS.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 54.65 ± 11.6 years. About 2/3 of the study population 67% were female with a sex ratio of 2 in favor of women. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Ischemic strokes represented 66.67% of cases. The overall death rate was 13.33%. About 36.3% of patients arrived at the emergency room between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. after the onset of the first symptoms. The clinical outcome of the patients was unfavorable in 55% of cases, including 47.5% of ischemic strokes.

Conclusion:We do not have a link between age and clinical course. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Raising public awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke could help reduce complications of the disease.

Introduction: Meeting the deadlines for treatment of Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) could allow victims to maintain an optimal functional level in interaction with the environment.

To study the management, the delays, the care and the clinical evolution of the patient’s victims of the cerebrovascular accidents during the first hours in the emergency department of the General Hospital of Reference of N’Djamena (HGRN).

Material and methods: This was a descriptive, analytical cross-sectional study. Included in the study were all stroke victims hospitalized in the HGRN emergency room. The sample size was 60 patients. The questionnaire and the observation grid were the collection tools. The data were entered by Cspro software and analyzed on Excel and SPSS.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 54.65 ± 11.6 years. About 2/3 of the study population 67% were female with a sex ratio of 2 in favor of women. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Ischemic strokes represented 66.67% of cases. The overall death rate was 13.33%. About 36.3% of patients arrived at the emergency room between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. after the onset of the first symptoms. The clinical outcome of the patients was unfavorable in 55% of cases, including 47.5% of ischemic strokes.

Conclusion:We do not have a link between age and clinical course. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Raising public awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke could help reduce complications of the disease.

Introduction: Meeting the deadlines for treatment of Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) could allow victims to maintain an optimal functional level in interaction with the environment.

To study the management, the delays, the care and the clinical evolution of the patient’s victims of the cerebrovascular accidents during the first hours in the emergency department of the General Hospital of Reference of N’Djamena (HGRN).

Material and methods: This was a descriptive, analytical cross-sectional study. Included in the study were all stroke victims hospitalized in the HGRN emergency room. The sample size was 60 patients. The questionnaire and the observation grid were the collection tools. The data were entered by Cspro software and analyzed on Excel and SPSS.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 54.65 ± 11.6 years. About 2/3 of the study population 67% were female with a sex ratio of 2 in favor of women. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Ischemic strokes represented 66.67% of cases. The overall death rate was 13.33%. About 36.3% of patients arrived at the emergency room between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. after the onset of the first symptoms. The clinical outcome of the patients was unfavorable in 55% of cases, including 47.5% of ischemic strokes.

Conclusion:We do not have a link between age and clinical course. All patients were transported to the emergency room by non-medical means. Raising public awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke could help reduce complications of the disease.

Background: In developing countries, there is an increase in awareness among the population regarding dental implant treatment. However, there is paucity in studies on the relationship between patients’ biographic information, and different aspects of dental implant treatment.

Aims: This study's purpose is to determine the influence of Iraqi patients’ age and gender on various clinical aspects in dental implant treatment.

Methods and Materials: Biographic data of 196 Iraqi patients who attended a private dental implant center in Baghdad from 7.1.2016 to 30.4.2020 was recorded. During this period 348 dental implant procedures were completed.

The recorded data included: patient age, gender, implant zone, implant timing, implant side, dental implant system, sinus lift, bone augmentation, implant length, and implant diameter. SPSS Ver. 25 was used to perform the statistical analysis.

Results: There was a highly significant negative relationship (p=0.006) between implant length and patient’s age, and a significant positive relationship (p=0.028) between implant size and patient’s age. A statistically significant relationship (p=0.013) was found between the patient’s age and dental implant zone and dental implant timing (p=0.016). A significant difference was found between the two genders in terms of dental implant timing (p=0.017).

Conclusion: females are better candidates for dental implant treatment. Older patients seem to benefit more from shorter, and, subsequently, wider dental implants. Also, older patients tend to have lower anterior dental implants.

Background: In developing countries, there is an increase in awareness among the population regarding dental implant treatment. However, there is paucity in studies on the relationship between patients’ biographic information, and different aspects of dental implant treatment.

Aims: This study's purpose is to determine the influence of Iraqi patients’ age and gender on various clinical aspects in dental implant treatment.

Methods and Materials: Biographic data of 196 Iraqi patients who attended a private dental implant center in Baghdad from 7.1.2016 to 30.4.2020 was recorded. During this period 348 dental implant procedures were completed.

The recorded data included: patient age, gender, implant zone, implant timing, implant side, dental implant system, sinus lift, bone augmentation, implant length, and implant diameter. SPSS Ver. 25 was used to perform the statistical analysis.

Results: There was a highly significant negative relationship (p=0.006) between implant length and patient’s age, and a significant positive relationship (p=0.028) between implant size and patient’s age. A statistically significant relationship (p=0.013) was found between the patient’s age and dental implant zone and dental implant timing (p=0.016). A significant difference was found between the two genders in terms of dental implant timing (p=0.017).

Conclusion: females are better candidates for dental implant treatment. Older patients seem to benefit more from shorter, and, subsequently, wider dental implants. Also, older patients tend to have lower anterior dental implants.

Background: In developing countries, there is an increase in awareness among the population regarding dental implant treatment. However, there is paucity in studies on the relationship between patients’ biographic information, and different aspects of dental implant treatment.

Aims: This study's purpose is to determine the influence of Iraqi patients’ age and gender on various clinical aspects in dental implant treatment.

Methods and Materials: Biographic data of 196 Iraqi patients who attended a private dental implant center in Baghdad from 7.1.2016 to 30.4.2020 was recorded. During this period 348 dental implant procedures were completed.

The recorded data included: patient age, gender, implant zone, implant timing, implant side, dental implant system, sinus lift, bone augmentation, implant length, and implant diameter. SPSS Ver. 25 was used to perform the statistical analysis.

Results: There was a highly significant negative relationship (p=0.006) between implant length and patient’s age, and a significant positive relationship (p=0.028) between implant size and patient’s age. A statistically significant relationship (p=0.013) was found between the patient’s age and dental implant zone and dental implant timing (p=0.016). A significant difference was found between the two genders in terms of dental implant timing (p=0.017).

Conclusion: females are better candidates for dental implant treatment. Older patients seem to benefit more from shorter, and, subsequently, wider dental implants. Also, older patients tend to have lower anterior dental implants.

Background: In developing countries, there is an increase in awareness among the population regarding dental implant treatment. However, there is paucity in studies on the relationship between patients’ biographic information, and different aspects of dental implant treatment.

Aims: This study's purpose is to determine the influence of Iraqi patients’ age and gender on various clinical aspects in dental implant treatment.

Methods and Materials: Biographic data of 196 Iraqi patients who attended a private dental implant center in Baghdad from 7.1.2016 to 30.4.2020 was recorded. During this period 348 dental implant procedures were completed.

The recorded data included: patient age, gender, implant zone, implant timing, implant side, dental implant system, sinus lift, bone augmentation, implant length, and implant diameter. SPSS Ver. 25 was used to perform the statistical analysis.

Results: There was a highly significant negative relationship (p=0.006) between implant length and patient’s age, and a significant positive relationship (p=0.028) between implant size and patient’s age. A statistically significant relationship (p=0.013) was found between the patient’s age and dental implant zone and dental implant timing (p=0.016). A significant difference was found between the two genders in terms of dental implant timing (p=0.017).

Conclusion: females are better candidates for dental implant treatment. Older patients seem to benefit more from shorter, and, subsequently, wider dental implants. Also, older patients tend to have lower anterior dental implants.

Background: In developing countries, there is an increase in awareness among the population regarding dental implant treatment. However, there is paucity in studies on the relationship between patients’ biographic information, and different aspects of dental implant treatment.

Aims: This study's purpose is to determine the influence of Iraqi patients’ age and gender on various clinical aspects in dental implant treatment.

Methods and Materials: Biographic data of 196 Iraqi patients who attended a private dental implant center in Baghdad from 7.1.2016 to 30.4.2020 was recorded. During this period 348 dental implant procedures were completed.

The recorded data included: patient age, gender, implant zone, implant timing, implant side, dental implant system, sinus lift, bone augmentation, implant length, and implant diameter. SPSS Ver. 25 was used to perform the statistical analysis.

Results: There was a highly significant negative relationship (p=0.006) between implant length and patient’s age, and a significant positive relationship (p=0.028) between implant size and patient’s age. A statistically significant relationship (p=0.013) was found between the patient’s age and dental implant zone and dental implant timing (p=0.016). A significant difference was found between the two genders in terms of dental implant timing (p=0.017).

Conclusion: females are better candidates for dental implant treatment. Older patients seem to benefit more from shorter, and, subsequently, wider dental implants. Also, older patients tend to have lower anterior dental implants.

Background: Plasma triglyceride (TG) levels are known to confer an increased risk of vascular disease in healthy populations, but data in high-risk patients are scarce. In this study we evaluated the risk on recurrent vascular events conferred by increased plasma TG levels in patients with various clinical manifestations of vascular disease.

Objective: To assess the Plasma triglyceride levels increase the risk for recurrent Cardiovascular Disease Independent of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level.

Methods: This study was done in the Department of Cardiology, Community Based Medical College & Hospital, Bangladesh during July 2017 to June 2020. A Meta-analysis of Population Based prospective Studies of 5731 patients with clinically manifest vascular disease.

Results: First new vascular events (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, vascular death) occurred in 782 subjects during a median follow-up of 4.9 years (interquartile range 2.5–8.1 years). Patients in the highest plasma TG quintile (> 2.24 mmol/L) had a higher risk for recurrent vascular events (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.13–1.86) compared with the lowest plasma TG quintile (b0.97 mmol/L) after adjustments for age, gender, body mass index, smoking, lipid-lowering medication and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The increased risk associated with increasing plasma TG levels was irrespective of the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but only present in patients without the metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, the increased risk was particular-ly present in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.02–2.08) and was not modified by other lipid levels (p-value for interaction >0.05). Plasma TG still contributed to vascular risk when other lipid levels were at target level.

Conclusions: Higher plasma TG levels are associated with increased risk for recurrent vascular events, in par-ticular in CAD patients. This increased risk is independent of the presence of T2DM and the use of lipid-lowering medication and is not modified by other lipid levels.

Background: Plasma triglyceride (TG) levels are known to confer an increased risk of vascular disease in healthy populations, but data in high-risk patients are scarce. In this study we evaluated the risk on recurrent vascular events conferred by increased plasma TG levels in patients with various clinical manifestations of vascular disease.

Objective: To assess the Plasma triglyceride levels increase the risk for recurrent Cardiovascular Disease Independent of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level.

Methods: This study was done in the Department of Cardiology, Community Based Medical College & Hospital, Bangladesh during July 2017 to June 2020. A Meta-analysis of Population Based prospective Studies of 5731 patients with clinically manifest vascular disease.

Results: First new vascular events (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, vascular death) occurred in 782 subjects during a median follow-up of 4.9 years (interquartile range 2.5–8.1 years). Patients in the highest plasma TG quintile (> 2.24 mmol/L) had a higher risk for recurrent vascular events (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.13–1.86) compared with the lowest plasma TG quintile (b0.97 mmol/L) after adjustments for age, gender, body mass index, smoking, lipid-lowering medication and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The increased risk associated with increasing plasma TG levels was irrespective of the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but only present in patients without the metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, the increased risk was particular-ly present in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.02–2.08) and was not modified by other lipid levels (p-value for interaction >0.05). Plasma TG still contributed to vascular risk when other lipid levels were at target level.

Conclusions: Higher plasma TG levels are associated with increased risk for recurrent vascular events, in par-ticular in CAD patients. This increased risk is independent of the presence of T2DM and the use of lipid-lowering medication and is not modified by other lipid levels.

Background: Plasma triglyceride (TG) levels are known to confer an increased risk of vascular disease in healthy populations, but data in high-risk patients are scarce. In this study we evaluated the risk on recurrent vascular events conferred by increased plasma TG levels in patients with various clinical manifestations of vascular disease.

Objective: To assess the Plasma triglyceride levels increase the risk for recurrent Cardiovascular Disease Independent of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level.

Methods: This study was done in the Department of Cardiology, Community Based Medical College & Hospital, Bangladesh during July 2017 to June 2020. A Meta-analysis of Population Based prospective Studies of 5731 patients with clinically manifest vascular disease.

Results: First new vascular events (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, vascular death) occurred in 782 subjects during a median follow-up of 4.9 years (interquartile range 2.5–8.1 years). Patients in the highest plasma TG quintile (> 2.24 mmol/L) had a higher risk for recurrent vascular events (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.13–1.86) compared with the lowest plasma TG quintile (b0.97 mmol/L) after adjustments for age, gender, body mass index, smoking, lipid-lowering medication and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The increased risk associated with increasing plasma TG levels was irrespective of the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but only present in patients without the metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, the increased risk was particular-ly present in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.02–2.08) and was not modified by other lipid levels (p-value for interaction >0.05). Plasma TG still contributed to vascular risk when other lipid levels were at target level.

Conclusions: Higher plasma TG levels are associated with increased risk for recurrent vascular events, in par-ticular in CAD patients. This increased risk is independent of the presence of T2DM and the use of lipid-lowering medication and is not modified by other lipid levels.

Background: Plasma triglyceride (TG) levels are known to confer an increased risk of vascular disease in healthy populations, but data in high-risk patients are scarce. In this study we evaluated the risk on recurrent vascular events conferred by increased plasma TG levels in patients with various clinical manifestations of vascular disease.

Objective: To assess the Plasma triglyceride levels increase the risk for recurrent Cardiovascular Disease Independent of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level.

Methods: This study was done in the Department of Cardiology, Community Based Medical College & Hospital, Bangladesh during July 2017 to June 2020. A Meta-analysis of Population Based prospective Studies of 5731 patients with clinically manifest vascular disease.

Results: First new vascular events (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, vascular death) occurred in 782 subjects during a median follow-up of 4.9 years (interquartile range 2.5–8.1 years). Patients in the highest plasma TG quintile (> 2.24 mmol/L) had a higher risk for recurrent vascular events (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.13–1.86) compared with the lowest plasma TG quintile (b0.97 mmol/L) after adjustments for age, gender, body mass index, smoking, lipid-lowering medication and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The increased risk associated with increasing plasma TG levels was irrespective of the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but only present in patients without the metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, the increased risk was particular-ly present in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.02–2.08) and was not modified by other lipid levels (p-value for interaction >0.05). Plasma TG still contributed to vascular risk when other lipid levels were at target level.

Conclusions: Higher plasma TG levels are associated with increased risk for recurrent vascular events, in par-ticular in CAD patients. This increased risk is independent of the presence of T2DM and the use of lipid-lowering medication and is not modified by other lipid levels.

Background: Plasma triglyceride (TG) levels are known to confer an increased risk of vascular disease in healthy populations, but data in high-risk patients are scarce. In this study we evaluated the risk on recurrent vascular events conferred by increased plasma TG levels in patients with various clinical manifestations of vascular disease.

Objective: To assess the Plasma triglyceride levels increase the risk for recurrent Cardiovascular Disease Independent of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level.

Methods: This study was done in the Department of Cardiology, Community Based Medical College & Hospital, Bangladesh during July 2017 to June 2020. A Meta-analysis of Population Based prospective Studies of 5731 patients with clinically manifest vascular disease.

Results: First new vascular events (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, vascular death) occurred in 782 subjects during a median follow-up of 4.9 years (interquartile range 2.5–8.1 years). Patients in the highest plasma TG quintile (> 2.24 mmol/L) had a higher risk for recurrent vascular events (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.13–1.86) compared with the lowest plasma TG quintile (b0.97 mmol/L) after adjustments for age, gender, body mass index, smoking, lipid-lowering medication and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The increased risk associated with increasing plasma TG levels was irrespective of the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but only present in patients without the metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, the increased risk was particular-ly present in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR 1.45; 95%CI 1.02–2.08) and was not modified by other lipid levels (p-value for interaction >0.05). Plasma TG still contributed to vascular risk when other lipid levels were at target level.

Conclusions: Higher plasma TG levels are associated with increased risk for recurrent vascular events, in par-ticular in CAD patients. This increased risk is independent of the presence of T2DM and the use of lipid-lowering medication and is not modified by other lipid levels.