Initial serum glucose level and white blood cell predict ventricular arrhythmia after first acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 418-423

  Chen, Jiann Hwa ^a,b   Tseng, Chiu Liang ^c,d   Tsai, Shin Han ^a,e   Chiu, Wen Ta ^a,e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^e Shuang Ho Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77951968800     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.12.036     Document Type: Article

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