Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, J N Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
 Research Article   
								
																Association between Admission Serum Blood Glucose Levels and 30-Day
Mortality in Patients Presenting with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction 
																Author(s): Suresh V Patted*, Sanjay C Porwal, Sameer Ambar, Prasad MR, Kabir Sethi, Vishwanath Hesarur, Vaibhav Patil and Suhasini Atharga             
								
																
						 Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between stress hyperglycaemia and in hospital 
  and 30-day mortality in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Materials and methods: This one-year hospital based cross sectional study was performed in the Department of 
  Cardiology, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belagavi from January 2017 to 
  December 2018. A total of 465 patients with STEMI were evaluated for ad-mission blood glucose levels and 
  outcome.
Results: Out of 465 patients, 255 (54.84%) patients had elevated admission blood sugar levels (≥ 140 mg/dL). A 
  total of 47 patients (10.10%) died out of which 34 died during hospitalization. Those who presented with serum 
  blood glucose levels of more than 140 mg/dL had an adva.. Read More»
						  
															  
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