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Fig. 5 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 5

From: Incremental prognostic value of triglyceride glucose index additional to coronary artery calcium score in asymptomatic low-risk population

Fig. 5

Two consecutive coronary CT angiography studies showing CAC and its correlation with TyG index. Automatically generated curved multiplanar reformation of image data left anterior descending coronary artery in an asymptomatic nondiabetic 59-year-old man performed in December 2012 (A) and in May 2015 (a), and asymptomatic nondiabetic 56-year-old man performed in January 2012 (B) and in June 2014 (b). Patient with low CACS and low TyG index group did not develop coronary artery calcification (A, a). But there is progression of overall calcification volume as well as dense calcification in patient classified as low-risk patient but with high CACS and high TyG index group at baseline (B, b). CACS coronary artery calcium score, TyG Triglyceride glucose

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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