Killip classification and glucose level in patients with acute myocardial infarction

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 28; no. 8; pp. 853 - 856
• Main Authors: Cheng, Hsien-Hung, Yen, Pai-Chun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2010; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Analysis of Variance; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Glucose - analysis; Cardiology. Vascular system; Chi-Square Distribution; Classification; Coronary Angiography - statistics & numerical data; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Emergency; Emergency medical care; Female; Glucose; Heart; Heart attacks; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Intensive care medicine; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial Infarction - blood; Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Variance analysis; Human; Myocardial infarction; Intensive care; Classification; Cardiovascular disease; Glucose; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial disease; Resuscitation

Killip classification is a valuable prognostic stratification for patients with acute myocardial infarction. Patients with high initial glucose levels also have adverse outcomes. We hypothesize that an increase in the Killip classification rank of patients with acute myocardial infarction might be a...