Does Tight Glucose Control During the First 24 hours of Hospitalization Reduce Scintigraphic Infarct Size in STEMI Patients? – International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences

Does Tight Glucose Control During the First 24 hours of Hospitalization Reduce Scintigraphic Infarct Size in STEMI Patients?

Abstract Background Hyperglycemia at the time of admission is related to increased mortality and poor prognosis in patients diagnosed with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Objective We aimed to investigate whether tight glucose control during the first 24 hours of STEMI decreases the scintigraphic infarct size. Methods The study population consisted of 56 out of 134 consecutive patients hospitalized with STEMI in a coronary care unit. Twenty-eight patients were treated with continuous insulin infusion during the first 24 hours of […]