Open AccessTriglyceride glucose index for predicting cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease
Author(s) -
JingLu Jin,
YeXuan Cao,
Liguo Wu,
Xiang-Dong You,
YuanLin Guo,
NaQiong Wu,
ChengGang Zhu,
Ying Gao,
QiuTing Dong,
Huiwen Zhang,
Di Sun,
Geng Li,
Qian Dong,
Jianjun Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.10.79
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , percutaneous coronary intervention , conventional pci , confidence interval , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , proportional hazards model , quartile , triglyceride , diabetes mellitus , cholesterol , endocrinology
Triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is a novel marker for metabolic disorders and recently it has been reported to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in apparently healthy individuals. However, the prognostic value of TyG index in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is not determined.