Triglyceride-glucose index trajectories and in-hospital mortality in heart failure: a retrospective cohort study
Zongjun Hu, Xiangjun Kong, Quanwei Liu, Jianguo Chen, Xia Huang · 2026
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Zongjun Hu and four colleagues asked if the path of a sugar-and-fat blood score over the first week in intensive care predicts death in heart failure patients. Past work used one reading at entry, which may miss the trend. The team drew on two large United States care databases and grouped score paths for more than 3,600 patients.
Three paths emerged: low, mid, and high. The high path carried the most deaths in both datasets, even after full adjustment for other risks. The mid path showed a weaker link that did not reach firm ground. Repeat checks told the same story. The authors back trend-based reading of this score for the sickest heart patients.
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| CREATOR | Zongjun Hu, Xiangjun Kong, Quanwei Liu, Jianguo Chen, Xia Huang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |