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Research Article

Stress hyperglycemia in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is a marker of left ventricular remodeling

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Pages 38-43 | Received 09 Sep 2012, Accepted 13 Feb 2013, Published online: 05 Jun 2013
 

Abstract

Introduction: Stress hyperglycemia (SH) in STEMI is associated with high risk of in-hospital mortality. It is still controversial if SH is marker of high post-hospital risk.


Objectives: The aim was to analyze in-hospital and one-year risk associated with SH in STEMI and to study if SH is marker of LV remodeling.


Methods: We enrolled 275 patients who were admitted with first STEMI and reperfused. Patients were divided according to admission glycemia in three groups: (1) with diabetes mellitus (DM); (2) with SH, without DM and; (3) without both DM and SH. SH was defined as admission blood glucose level ≥ 8 mmol/l.


Results: In-hospital mortality was higher in patients with known DM (5%) and highest in patients with SH without previous DM (9.3%), and only 1.6% in the third group, P < 0.05. In patients without known DM, SH was associated with 6.378-fold higher in-hospital mortality. Total mortality was double in group with SH without DM compared to the third group (13.9% versus 6.3%). EDV changed in patients with SH without DM from 126 ± 37 to 145 ± 30 ml after one year, P < 0.05.


Conclusion: SH is associated with high in-hospital mortality risk and it could be marker of LV remodeling (significant increase of EDV during one year).

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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