Serum Triglycerides — An Independent Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction but Not for Angina Pectoris

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To the Editor: Results from the Stockholm Prospective Study have indicated that increased values for fasting serum triglyceride concentrations are associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction that is independent of other risk factors, such as serum cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking, or body weight.1 2 3 In contrast to these results, Hulley et al. came to the conclusion that although serum cholesterol was an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease, serum triglycerides were not.4 It has also been stated that as a risk factor, serum triglycerides "are not independently predictive after statistically adjusting for closely associated attributes such as obesity, . . .