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Abdullah Abdulkhalig Alyoussuf

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• Research Article
  Stress Hyperglycemia and its Relation to Acute Coronary Syndrome Complications
  Author(s): Hyder Osman Mirghani, Osama Salih Mohammed, Abdullah Abdulkhalig Alyoussuf Hyder Osman Mirghani, Osama Salih Mohammed, Abdullah Abdulkhalig Alyoussuf
  
  Introduction: Stress hyperglycemia has been associated with increased acute coronary syndrome complications. Objectives: We aimed to study the relationship between stress hyperglycemia and myocardial infarction complications. Methods: Demographic and cardiovascular risk factors were obtained from ninety-nine patients with acute coronary syndrome admitted to the coronary care unit at King Khalid Hospital during the period from June 2014 to April 2015. Tests included plasma glucose estimation, post-admission plasma sugar, Glycosylated haemoglobin, electrolytes, and lipid profile. Diabetic patients with high admission plasma sugar (known or newly discovered) were excluded. Results: Stress hyperglycemia was present in 24.4% of patients, of whom ventricular arrhythmia was detected in 33.3% and.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000I182

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