July 1, 1994Diabetes
The Relation of Diabetes to the Severity of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Post-Myocardial Infarction Survival in Mexican-Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites: The Corpus Christi Heart Project
Why the study?
Does diabetes increase mortality and worsen clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
1,199 individuals hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in a bi-ethnic community
Comparison
Diabetes mellitus (exposure) vs No diabetes mellitus
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
44 months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Diabetes associated with excess post-AMI mortality; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes in this population.
Structured PICO
Does diabetes increase mortality and worsen clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction?
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Population
1,199 individuals hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in a bi-ethnic community (610 Mexican-Americans and 589 non-Hispanic whites)
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Intervention
Diabetes mellitus (exposure)
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Comparator
No diabetes mellitus
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Outcome
Total mortality over 44 months of follow-uphard clinical
Diabetes is associated with significantly higher short- and long-term mortality, higher incidence of heart failure, and longer hospital stays following acute myocardial infarction, despite similar infarct sizes.
Cite This Study
Orlander et al. (1994) studied this question.