Type 2 & other diabetes

Newly detected diabetes mellitus patients with acute coronary syndrome have an adverse cardiometabolic profile similar to patients with prior diabetes and a more extensive ischemic myocardial insult

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Prospective multicentre observational registry study

Authors' conclusion

ACS patients with NDDM have an adverse cardiometabolic profile similar to patients with prior DM and have more extensive myocardial insult.

Study context

Population
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Greece, CALLINICUS-Hellas Registry
Participants
1,084 patients
Exposure
Newly detected diabetes mellitus (NDDM) vs non-DM vs prior DM
Outcome
Prevalence of NDDM
Methodological detailsmulticenter, ongoing registry
  • Multicenter
  • Ongoing registry

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

NDDM

6.9 %

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeNDDMnon-DMP value
HDL-CNDDM vs non-DM · lower with NDDM38 (range 32–45) mg/dL42 (range 36–50) mg/dLP < 0.05
TriglyceridesNDDM vs non-DM · higher with NDDM144 (range 104–231) mg/dL115 (range 87–152) mg/dLP < 0.05
BMINDDM vs non-DM · higher with NDDM29.5 (range 26.4–34.3) kg/m²27.1 (range 24.9–29.9) kg/m²P < 0.05
Waist circumferenceNDDM vs non-DM · higher with NDDM107 (range 100–114) cm98 (range 91–106) cmP < 0.05

Myocardial necrosis

NDDM patients had more extensive myocardial necrosis than patients with prior DM

Original publication

Newly detected diabetes mellitus patients with acute coronary syndrome have an adverse cardiometabolic profile similar to patients with prior diabetes and a more extensive ischemic myocardial insult. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 9 April 2024. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111664

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