Sangshin Park, Woong Gil Choi, Dae-Hwan Bae, Min Kim, Ju-Hee Lee, Sangmin Kim, Jang-Whan Bae, Dong-Woon Kim, Myeong-Chan Cho, Chong-Jin Kim, Shung-Chull Chae, Myung-Ho Jeong, Kyung-Kuk Hwang
BACKGROUND: The average glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) may not accurately reflect glycemic control status during the mid-term after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We aimed to evaluate changes in HbA1c and their effect on mid-term clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes and AMI. METHODS: We enrolled patients with diabetes (n = 967) who underwent HbA1c measurement in the Korean nationwide registry. These patients were categorized into three groups based on changes in HbA1c from index admission to the 1-year follow-up visit: a decrease in HbA1c > 1%, changes in HbA1c within 1%, and an increase in HbA1c > 1%...
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