WHICH PATIENTS HAVE AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HBA1C LEVEL AND SEVERITY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: DIABETIC OR NON-DIABETIC?

Guven R., Aykal G., Gungor F., Akyol K. C., Bayar N.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.33, no.1, pp.123-127, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2017_1_019
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-127
  • Keywords: coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, HbA1c, gensini, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, ADMISSION GLUCOSE, HEART-DISEASE, MELLITUS, MORTALITY, COMPLICATIONS, GLYCEMIA, INSULIN
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has long been recognized as a major risk factor for coronary artery diseases (CAD). Although Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has been widely used as a marker for predicting the severity of DM, there are controversial reports in the literature regarding its association with the severity of CAD. The aim of our study was to determine the association between HbA1c levels and severity of CAD in both diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetic patients with admission hyperglycemia.