Does an elevated triglyceride-glucose index (TyG ≥8.46) improve cardiovascular risk stratification for ASCVD in individuals assessed for primary prevention?
A triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) ≥8.46 may serve as a useful risk enhancer for ASCVD in primary prevention settings.
TyG is associated with increased prevalence and progression of subclinical and clinically overt ASCVD. In individuals assessed for primary prevention a TyG≥8.46 may serve as a risk enhancer.
Mavraganis et al. (Mon,) studied this question.