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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Triglyceride-glucose index and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction across cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages: a 7-year retrospective cohort study.

Kun-Zhe Tsai, Gen-Min Lin, Chunho Yun, Kuotzu Sung, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Hung-I Yeh, Nguyen Ngoc Khoi Truong, Chung-Lieh Hung

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kun-Zhe TsaiDepartment of Stomatology of Periodontology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Gen-Min LinDepartment of Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
Chunho YunDivision of Radiology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuotzu SungCardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Charles Jia-Yin HouCardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hung-I YehDepartment of Medicine, MacKay Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Nguyen Ngoc Khoi TruongInternational Ph.D. Program in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chung-Lieh HungCardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Background: The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is associated with cardiovascular disease risk, but its role in identifying subclinical myocardial dysfunction and predicting heart failure (HF) in asymptomatic adults remains unclear. Objectives: To assess the association between TyG index and left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS), define a threshold for subclinical left ventricular dysfunction (SLVD), and evaluate its link to incident HF hospitalization. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study included, 4,784 asymptomatic adults aged 18-86 years from a Taiwan community and health check-up cohort without lipid-lowering therapy were included. SLVD was defined as GLS ≥-18%. Multivariable logistic and Cox regression analyses examined the relationship between TyG index, SLVD, and HF risk with covariates adjustment. Results: A TyG index ≥8.64 optimally discriminated individuals with SLVD, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.70. The prevalence of SLVD was 4.9% (130/2,656) among those with a normal TyG index and 12.9% (268/2,067) among those with an elevated TyG index. An elevated TyG index was independently associated with SLVD [odds ratio 1.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.25-2.09], with stronger associations in those with stage B HF or cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. The proportion of individuals with an elevated TyG index increased markedly across CKM stages, from 3.5% (23/665) at stage 0 to 14.9% (148/991) at stage 1, 62.6% (1,849/2,955) at stage 2, and 42.0% (47/112) at stage 3. Over a median follow-up of 7.43 years, 61 participants experienced HF hospitalization. Individuals with both SLVD and a high TyG index had a substantially higher risk of HF hospitalization (hazard ratio 7.26; 95% CI: 3.44-15.35) compared with those without either condition. Conclusions: TyG index is a simple, accessible marker for early myocardial dysfunction and future HF risk, particularly when combined with SLVD or early-stage HF.

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Blood GlucoseCardio-Renal SyndromeCardiovascular DiseasesMetabolic SyndromeTriglyceridesVentricular Dysfunction, LeftAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGlobal Longitudinal StrainHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesBlood GlucoseTriglyceridescardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndromeglobal longitudinal strainheart failuresubclinical left ventricular dysfunctiontriglyceride glucose index

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