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Predictive value of triglycerides to high density lipoprotein ratio in patients with first attack of acute coronary syndrome

Abdullah S. Basuliman, Mohammed A. Malabarey, Fahad W. Abousamak, Bader Y. Alyousef, Saleh S. Alrabea, Rakan A. Alshabibi and Zohair A. Al Aseri
Saudi Medical Journal April 2023, 44 (4) 379-384; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.4.20220928
Abdullah S. Basuliman
From the College of Medicine (Basuliman, Alyousef, Alrabea), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Malabarey, Al Aseri), College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Al Aseri), and from the College of Medicine (Abousamak, Alshabibi), Dar Al Uloom University; and from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (Abousamak), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed A. Malabarey
From the College of Medicine (Basuliman, Alyousef, Alrabea), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Malabarey, Al Aseri), College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Al Aseri), and from the College of Medicine (Abousamak, Alshabibi), Dar Al Uloom University; and from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (Abousamak), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fahad W. Abousamak
From the College of Medicine (Basuliman, Alyousef, Alrabea), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Malabarey, Al Aseri), College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Al Aseri), and from the College of Medicine (Abousamak, Alshabibi), Dar Al Uloom University; and from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (Abousamak), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Bader Y. Alyousef
From the College of Medicine (Basuliman, Alyousef, Alrabea), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Malabarey, Al Aseri), College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Al Aseri), and from the College of Medicine (Abousamak, Alshabibi), Dar Al Uloom University; and from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (Abousamak), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saleh S. Alrabea
From the College of Medicine (Basuliman, Alyousef, Alrabea), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Malabarey, Al Aseri), College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Al Aseri), and from the College of Medicine (Abousamak, Alshabibi), Dar Al Uloom University; and from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (Abousamak), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Rakan A. Alshabibi
From the College of Medicine (Basuliman, Alyousef, Alrabea), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Malabarey, Al Aseri), College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Al Aseri), and from the College of Medicine (Abousamak, Alshabibi), Dar Al Uloom University; and from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (Abousamak), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Zohair A. Al Aseri
From the College of Medicine (Basuliman, Alyousef, Alrabea), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Malabarey, Al Aseri), College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Al Aseri), and from the College of Medicine (Abousamak, Alshabibi), Dar Al Uloom University; and from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (Abousamak), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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