Cardiac outcomes after myocardial infarction in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
Chyun D, Vaccarino V, Murillo J, Young LH, Krumholz HM. Cardiac outcomes after myocardial infarction in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. American Journal Of Critical Care 2002, 11: 504-19. PMID: 12425401, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2002.11.6.504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent myocardial infarctionInsulin-treated diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitusMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsHeart failureVentricular functionComorbid conditionsClinical findingsIndex myocardial infarctionPoor ventricular functionInsulin-treated diabetesAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac outcomesPoor outcomeMedical recordsMellitusInfarctionMedicare beneficiariesPatientsGreater riskInsulinMortalityRiskOutcomesAcute myocardial infarction in the elderly with diabetes
Chyun D, Vaccarino V, Murillo J, Young LH, Krumholz HM. Acute myocardial infarction in the elderly with diabetes. Heart & Lung 2002, 31: 327-339. PMID: 12487011, DOI: 10.1067/mhl.2002.126049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDiabetes mellitusMyocardial infarctionHeart failureComorbid conditionsMortality rateNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionHistory of DMInsulin-treated diabetes mellitusRetrospective medical record reviewHigher body mass indexAcute MI settingPoor functional statusBlood pressure managementMedical record reviewSpecific comorbid conditionsSecondary preventive interventionsBody mass indexShort-term mortalityCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectEntire Medicare populationShort-term riskAggressive lipidDM statusChest pain