Are insulin resistance indices associated with MACE in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?
Insulin resistance indices, particularly the TyG index, provide significant incremental value over the MAGGIC score in predicting MACE in patients with HFpEF.
All four IR indices are independently associated with MACE in patients with HFpEF. Notably, these IR indices significantly enhance the predictive accuracy of the MAGGIC score, a widely used risk assessment tool in HFpEF. Among these indices, the TyG index demonstrated the highest discriminatory and reclassification abilities, providing the greatest incremental value in predicting MACE and exhibiting significant superiority compared to the other indices. These findings highlight the importance of assessing IR indices, particularly the TyG index, in the risk assessment and management strategies for HFpEF patients. However, it should be noted that our findings need to be validated in diverse populations to ensure their applicability and generalizability.
Ni et al. (Wed,) studied this question.