Glycosalated Hemoglobin Test

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" ............. A second study found similar results.

Dr. Kay-Tee Khaw of Cambridge University and colleagues at Britain's

Medical Research Council studied 10,030 people, between 45 to 79

years old, for six years.

They found a 21-percent increase in cardiovascular " events " such as

heart attack, for every 1 percent increase in hemoglobin A1c above 5

percent.

" Persons with HA1c concentrations less than 5 percent had the lowest

rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality, " they wrote.

This was true even when patients were older and fatter and regardless

of blood pressure or cholesterol levels.

The two studies " clearly prove that the glycosylated hemoglobin level

is an independent progressive risk factor for incident cardiovascular

events, regardless of diabetes status " Dr. Hertzel Gerstein of

McMaster University in Ontario, Canada wrote in a commentary.

" Glycosylated hemoglobin level can now be added to the list of other

clearly established indicators of cardiovascular risk, such as blood

pressure and cholesterol level, " added Gerstein, a diabetes expert. "

http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/research-detail.cfm?

reutersid=4709 & nl=4

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Rodney.