Studies show that mortality caused in patients with myocardial infarction can increase in those with hyperglycaemia

Jaap W. Deckers, M.D., Ph.D., from Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands and their colleagues studied studied 11, 234 patients who were admitted to their hospital from 1985-2008. All these patients had reported myocardial infarction. The studies showed that hyperglycaemia was a very common syndrome present in patients with myocardial infarction. It also resulted in deaths among them. From 1985-1990 26% patients were found to have hyperglycaemia. This jumped to 49% from 2000-20008. It was more prevalent in patients without diabetes. Patients with sever hyperglycaemia had a higher risk of mortality than those with normal glycaemia. The comparisons were done at odds adjusted to 30 days and 20 years. Deckers and his team report, "In conclusion, elevated admission glucose levels are common in patients with myocardial infarction and are strongly associated with increased mortality”. Hence hyperglycaemia is more prevalent in individuals suffering from myocardial infarctions resulting in higher mortality rates.