Anemia is an independent risk for mortality after acute myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Anemia and diabetes are risk factors for short-term mortality following an acute myocardial infarction(AMI). Anemia is more prevalent in patients with diabetes. We performed a retrospective study to assess the impact of the combina...

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Main Authors: Kaiser Stephanie M, Cox Jafna L, O'Connell Colleen M, Ransom Thomas PP, Shu David H, Gee Shirl A, Rowe Richard C, Ur Ehud, Imran Syed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/5/1/8