Prognostic implications of admission hyperglycemia for inhospital morbidity and mortality in acute coronary syndrome

Prognostic implications of admission hyperglycemia for inhospital morbidity and mortality in acute coronary syndrome

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a well known risk factor for acute coronary syndrome but the hypothesis that patients with acute phase hyperglycemia, regardless the previous diagnosis of diabetes, have worse prognosis than those with normal glucose values is controversial. This paper aims to estima...

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Main Authors: Ameer A. Oraha, Salim M. AL Ruba'ae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Medicine University of Baghdad 2010-10-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
Subjects:
admission hyperglycemia, acute coronary syndrome, diabetes mellitus, mortality, morbidity.
Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/967

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