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One‐Year Mortality in Elderly Adults with Non‐ <scp>ST</scp> ‐Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: Effect of Diabetic Status and Admission Hyperglycemia

Stefano Savonitto, Nuccia Morici, Claudio Cavallini, Roberto Antonicelli, Anna Sonia Petronio, Ernesto Murena, Zoran Olivari, Giuseppe Steffenino, Francesco Bonechi, Antonio Mafrici,

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2014 · 29 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

In elderly adults with NSTEACS, diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia on admission are associated with higher mortality, mostly because of preexisting cardiovascular and renal damage.

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