Triglyceride glucose index is a useful marker for predicting subclinical coronary artery disease in the absence of traditional risk factors

Triglyceride glucose index is a useful marker for predicting subclinical coronary artery disease in the absence of traditional risk factors

Abstract Background Atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) events commonly occur in individuals with a low CV risk burden. This study evaluated the ability of the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index to predict subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic subjects without traditional CV risk f...

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Main Authors: Gyung-Min Park, Young-Rak Cho, Ki-Bum Won, Yu Jin Yang, Sangwoo Park, Soe Hee Ann, Yong-Giun Kim, Eun Ji Park, Shin-Jae Kim, Sang-Gon Lee, Dong Hyun Yang, Joon-Won Kang, Tae-Hwan Lim, Hong-Kyu Kim, Jaewon Choe, Seung-Whan Lee, Young-Hak Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
Triglyceride glucose index
Atherosclerosis
Risk factor
Coronary computed tomographic angiography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-020-1187-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-020-1187-0

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