Open AccessThe Threshold of Admission Glycemia as a Predictor of Adverse Events in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Taysir Garadah,
Salah Kassab,
Qasim Al-Shboul,
Abdulhai A. AlAwadi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical medicine cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1178-1165
DOI - 10.4137/cmc.s2289
Subject(s) - medicine , mace , acute coronary syndrome , unstable angina , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , cardiology , population , endocrinology , percutaneous coronary intervention , environmental health
Recent studies indicated a high prevalence of hyperglycemia in non-diabetic patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the threshold of admission glucose (AG) as a predictor of adverse events in ACS is unclear.
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