Recent publications on Residual Risk

A lower triglycerides/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-C) was a predictor of poorer outcome at 3 months after ischaemic stroke, according to this study. In total, 1,006 patients (median age 68.5 years; 58% male) admitted with acute ischaemic stroke (2011-2014) were included in this analysis. Three end-points were defined according to the modified Rankin scale (mRS) score at 3 months after symptom onset: excellent outcome, mRS 0-1; good outcome, mRS 0-2; and death, mRS 6. Higher TG, non-HDL-C and TG/HDL-C were strongly associated with the three end-points after adjustment: excellent [odds ratio (OR) = 1.39, OR 1.89 and OR 2.34, respectively] and good (OR 1.48, OR 2.90 and OR 4.12) outcomes, and death (OR 0.59, OR 0.29 and OR 0.26). Patients with a TG/HDL-C <0.87 had about 3-fold higher risk of death (95% confidence interval 1.89-4.55) compared with those with a TG/HDL-C ?0.87.