Glucose Normalization and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Kosiborod M, Inzucchi SE, Krumholz HM, Masoudi FA, Goyal A, Xiao L, Jones PG, Fiske S, Spertus JA. Glucose Normalization and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2009, 169: 438-446. PMID: 19273773, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionInsulin therapyMyocardial infarctionGlucose levelsGlucose normalizationBetter survivalElevated blood glucose levelsMultivariable logistic regression modelPropensity-matched analysisMean glucose levelBlood glucose levelsPropensity-matching methodsLow glucose levelsLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentImproved survivalHyperglycemic patientsSpontaneous resolutionPatientsMortality rateUS hospitalsAdmissionInfarctionTherapy