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ArticleNature communications2025

Triglyceride levels and its association with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with heart failure.

Qing-Wen Ren, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Yi-Kei Tse, Christopher Tze Wei Tsang, Mei-Zhen Wu, Hung-Fat Tse, Adriaan A Voors, Jasper Tromp, Carolyn S P Lam and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Qing-Wen RenCardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Shen Zhen Hospital, Shen Zhen, China.
Tiew-Hwa Katherine TengNational Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8431-9961
Wouter OuwerkerkNational Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2000-9358
Yi-Kei TseCardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Christopher Tze Wei TsangCardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-6604
Mei-Zhen WuCardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Shen Zhen Hospital, Shen Zhen, China.
Hung-Fat TseCardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Shen Zhen Hospital, Shen Zhen, China.
Adriaan A VoorsUniversity Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Jasper TrompNational Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Carolyn S P LamNational Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-0018
Kai-Hang YiuCardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Shen Zhen Hospital, Shen Zhen, China. khkyiu@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2145-3108

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Remnant cholesterol, identified by triglyceride-rich lipoprotein, is a significant causal risk factor for ischemic heart diseases. The association of triglyceride levels with all-cause and cause-specific outcomes in heart failure (HF) remains unexplored. Using a previously validated territory-wide clinical information registry, all eligible patients diagnosed with HF (N = 127124) from 2000 to 2020 were included. In this population-based cohort (mean age: 71.4 ± 12.2 years, 51.8% male), the association between triglyceride levels and risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease was a U-shapedḍ curve. High triglyceride levels (≥3.0 mmol/L) were associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease admission or death; conversely, lower triglyceride levels (<1.2 mmol/L) were associated with higher risks of HF readmission or death. The risk of adjusted all-cause mortality reached a nadir between triglyceride levels of 1.2 mmol/L and 3.0 mmol/L. Results were externally validated in BIOSTAT-CHF. Our findings have important implications for defining the role of triglyceride levels in contributing to the diverse outcomes in patients with HF.

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Heart FailureTriglyceridesAgedAged, 80 and overCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRegistriesRisk FactorsTriglycerides

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PMCPMC11803093

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