Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with symptomatic coronary artery disease in patients in secondary care

Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with symptomatic coronary artery disease in patients in secondary care

Abstract Background The triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) is a tool for insulin resistance evaluation, however, little is known about its association with coronary artery disease (CAD), which is the major cardiovascular death cause, and what factors may be associated with TyG index. Objective T...

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Main Authors: Alessandra da Silva, Ana Paula Silva Caldas, Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff, Ângela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira, Camila Ragne Torreglosa, Bernardete Weber, Josefina Bressan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Cardiovascular diseases
Coronary artery disease
Risk factors
Secondary care
Triglyceride-glucose index
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0893-2

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