Various admission glucose cut-offs for prognostication and for therapeutic threshold in acute myocardial infarction

Various admission glucose cut-offs for prognostication and for therapeutic threshold in acute myocardial infarction

[...]it contributes to the confusion in this important field, together with the failure (in most articles on the topic) to recognize that there is no valid single value for diabetic and nondiabetic AMI patients, which can be optimally used for prognostication (as this cut-off is higher in patients w...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2015-01, Vol.33 (1), p.108-109
1. Verfasser: Koracevic, Goran P., MD, PhD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomarkers - analysis
Blood Glucose - analysis
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Female
Heart attacks
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia - blood
Hyperglycemia - mortality
Hypoglycemia - blood
Hypoglycemia - mortality
Male
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - blood
Myocardial Infarction - mortality
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
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Zusammenfassung:[...]it contributes to the confusion in this important field, together with the failure (in most articles on the topic) to recognize that there is no valid single value for diabetic and nondiabetic AMI patients, which can be optimally used for prognostication (as this cut-off is higher in patients with DM).
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2014.09.046