Yasuhiko Sakata
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Publications
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Review Article
Adipose Triglyceride Lipase Single Nucleotide Polymorphism is Associated with Heart Failure Development after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Dyslipidemia
Author(s): Masahiko Hara, Daisaku Nakatani, Shinichiro Suna, Sen Matsumoto, Toshihiro Tanaka and Yasuhiko Sakata*
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 (NO.. Read More»