Kardiol Pol
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It has been shown that hyperglycaemia is associated with increased in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). There are only a few reports on the relationship between glycaemia in the acute phase of MI complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) and prognosis. ⋯ Elevated blood glucose level on admission, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, results in increased in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with STEMI complicated by CS and treated with PCI.