Open AccessPrevalence of the metabolic syndrome in acute myocardial infarction and its impact on hospital outcomes
Author(s) -
Saurabh Pandey,
Nischit Baral,
S Majhi,
Pradeep Acharya,
Parag Karki,
Subin Shrestha,
Bharati Das,
Lal Chandra
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of diabetes in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0973-3930
pISSN - 1998-3832
DOI - 10.4103/0973-3930.53120
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , myocardial infarction , acute coronary syndrome , diabetes mellitus , triglyceride , case fatality rate , coronary care unit , obesity , epidemiology , cholesterol , endocrinology
To ascertain the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with acute myocardial infarction; to study the impact of the metabolic syndrome on hospital outcomes; and to find out the association of each component of the metabolic syndrome with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).