Importance of Measuring Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Known Diabetes Mellitus
Stolker JM, Sun D, Conaway DG, Jones PG, Masoudi FA, Peterson PN, Krumholz HM, Kosiborod M, Spertus JA. Importance of Measuring Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Known Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 105: 1090-1094. PMID: 20381658, PMCID: PMC2856846, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDiabetes mellitusMyocardial infarctionChronic glycemic controlPoor controlMyocardial infarction patientsProspective registryGlycemic controlClinical outcomesGlycosylated hemoglobinHemoglobin assessmentInfarction patientsAMI careDM controlDM treatmentHospital levelPatientsDisease managementAdditional quality indicatorsMarked variabilityMellitusInfarctionCurrent performance measuresDM evaluationAssessment