title: Hyperglycemia in nondiabetic patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Hyperglycemia is common in nondiabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Elevated blood glucose level may reflect a response to stress, an underlying abnormal glucometabolic state or both. Regardless of mechanism, hyperglycemia complicating AMI is associated with an inflammatory and prothrombotic state, depressed myocardial contractility and increased short- and long-term mortality. Studies are needed to define optimal monitoring and management of hyperglycemia in nondiabetic patients with AMI.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York City, USA.
authors.forename: Binita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Amoroso
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sedlis
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose