Use of the triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) in cardiovascular disease patients

Use of the triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) in cardiovascular disease patients

Abstract Da Silva et al. showed that the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index was positively associated with a higher prevalence of symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). TyG has been used in healthy individuals as a marker of insulin resistance. The use of this index as a marker of atherosclerosis...

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Main Authors: Javad Alizargar, Chyi-Huey Bai, Nan-Chen Hsieh, Shu-Fang Vivienne Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Cardiovascular diseases
Coronary artery disease
Risk factors
Secondary care
Triglyceride-glucose index
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-019-0982-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-019-0982-2

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