Association of the triglyceride-glucose index with severity of coronary stenosis and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: a multicentre retrospective analysis cohort study

Conclusions
The TyG index was associated with the severity of coronary stenosis and all-cause in-hospital mortality in patients with STEMI, which may help physicians precisely risk-stratify patients and implement individualised treatment.

Source: BMJ Open - March 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lu, X., Lin, X., Cai, Y., Zhang, X., Meng, H., Chen, W., Yu, P., Chen, X. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research