Journal article
Dysglycaemia and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in multiple ethnic groups: an analysis of 15,780 patients from the INTERHEART study
Abstract
Aims/hypothesisAlthough diabetes is an established risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI), disease control may vary. HbA1c is a reliable index of ambient glucose levels and may provide more information on MI risk than diabetes status.MethodsThe relationship between HbA1c levels in MI patients and controls who participated in the 52 country INTERHEART study was analysed.ResultsIn 15,780 participants with a HbA1c value (1,993 of whom had …
Authors
Gerstein HC; Islam S; Anand S; Almahmeed W; Damasceno A; Dans A; Lang CC; Luna MA; McQueen M; Rangarajan S
Journal
Diabetologia, Vol. 53, No. 12, pp. 2509–2517
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2010
DOI
10.1007/s00125-010-1871-0
ISSN
0012-186X