A George Koshy
Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College Trivandrum, India
Publications
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Research Article
Study of New onset Diabetes Mellitus in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
Author(s): Ashish Singhal*, Surbhi Gupta, Ankur Singhal and A George Koshy
Introduction: There is limited information on the incidence of diabetes despite INDIA being the Global capital for Diabetes. Though much of data is available in patients already diagnosed with diabetes but data regarding the new onset diabetes in the subset of Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is very limited. Materials and methods: This was a Cohort study in which 200 consecutive ACS patients were included. Lab data about their FBS; PPBS; Lipid profile & Hba1c, BMI, BP and their clinical status was collected at the time of admission, after discharge at 2 weeks, 6 weeks & 3,6 & 12 months post ACS. Results: In study 85% were males. Mean age was 56 years. Prevalence of various atherosclerotic risk factors in study population matched the regional prevalence of them. 20% (n=40) developed New onset diabetes (NOD.. Read More»