Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Kosiborod M, Rathore SS, Inzucchi SE, Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2005, 111: 3078-3086. PMID: 15939812, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.104.517839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionGlucose levelsHigh glucose levelsMyocardial infarctionAdmission glucoseElderly patientsHyperglycemic patientsMortality riskElderly acute myocardial infarction patientsAcute myocardial infarction patientsAdmission glucose levelsMyocardial infarction patientsSimilar glucose levelsGreater mortality riskNondiabetic patientsMultivariable adjustmentDiabetic patientsInfarction patientsElevated glucosePatientsDiabetesGreater riskInfarctionMortality resultsMortality