Table 1 Diagnostic criteria used to identify CD-H and CD-L patients with Cardiovascular Atherosclerotic Disease (CD)
Patients with Cardiovascular Atherosclerotic Disease (CD) | ||
|---|---|---|
Coronary Artery Disease | ||
- Myocardial Infarction |
| assessment of myocardial ischaemia (exercise test and/or myocardial perfusion scintigraphy) |
- Angina Pectoris | ||
- PTCA (Percutaneous Transfemoral Coronary Angioplasty) | ||
- CABG (Coronary Artery By-pass Graft) | ||
and/or | ||
Carotid Atherosclerosis |
| assessment of stenosis ≤50%, occlusion (echo-color-doppler) |
and/or | ||
Peripheral Arterial Disease |
| echo-color-doppler; Index's Windsor <0.8 |
and with dyslipidemia | ||
HDL-Cholesterol | ≤35 mg/dl (CD-H patients)* | |
LDL-Cholesterol | ≥170 mg/dl (CD-L patients)* | |
With or Without | ||
Tryglycerides | ≥170 mg/dl | |
