Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, J N Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

Publications

• 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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