Relative hyperglycemia is associated with complications following an acute myocardial infarction: a post-hoc analysis of HI-5 data

Abstract Background Hyperglycemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We evaluated whether complications after AMI are associated with absolute or relative glycemia. Methods A total of 192 patients with AMI were randomized to in...

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Main Authors: Tien F. Lee, Morton G. Burt, Leonie K. Heilbronn, Arduino A. Mangoni, Vincent W. Wong, Mark McLean, N. Wah Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-017-0642-3