Open AccessSevere hypoglycemia due to insulin self-injection as a cause of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
J Benko,
Tomáš Bolek,
Dana Prídavková,
Péter Galajda,
Matej Samoš,
Marián Mokáň
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-019-00431-0
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglycemia , hyperinsulinemia , cardiology , myocardial infarction , insulin , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , insulin resistance
The role of hypoglycemia in cardiovascular disease still needs to be evaluated. Incidental case studies provide direct, but so far limited, evidence for the direct impairment of heart caused by hypoglycemia. We present a case of severe hypoglycemia manifesting with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).