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Glucose control peri‐myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Braatvedt G. D.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01638.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , intensive care medicine , clinical trial , intervention (counseling) , emergency medicine , cardiology , psychiatry
This review summarises the available clinical trials data investigating the effects of glucose lowering on mortality in patients admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction. The results of these studies are inconclusive with no clear evidence that this intervention has additional benefit over and above routine care.