• Can J Cardiol · Nov 2004

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    An overview of the role of insulin in the treatment of hyperglycemia during acute myocardial ischemia.

    • S Ali Imran, K Malmberg, Jafna L Cox, Thomas Pp Ransom, and Ehud Ur.
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. ali.imran@cdha.nshealth.ca
    • Can J Cardiol. 2004 Nov 1; 20 (13): 1361-5.

    AbstractHyperglycemia on admission to the coronary care unit is associated with poor outcome. It has now been reasonably well established that intravenous insulin infusion during acute myocardial infarction has a protective role and reduces mortality. The present article reviews the current understanding of the cardioprotective effect of insulin and the recent advances in this area.

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