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Revista Médica Electrónica
On-line version ISSN 1684-1824
Abstract
ARREDONDO-RUBIDO, Alfredo and ARREDONDO-BRUCE, Alfredo Enrique. Assessment of the leuko-glycemic index as a predictor of complications of the myocardial infraction with elevated ST. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2024, vol.46 Epub May 31, 2024. ISSN 1684-1824.
Introduction:
A descriptive and prospective research was carried out with the intention of defining the prognostic value of the leuko-glycemic index in patients carrying acute coronary syndrome with ST elevation.
Objective:
To assess the importance of the use of the leuko-glycemic index as a predictive factor of complications in acute myocardial infarction with elevated ST.
Methods:
A sample of 60 patient was studied; they entered the Intensive Care Unit of the Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital Amalia Simoni, of Camaguey, during 2021, and filled out a questionnaire from which age, color of skin, personal pathological antecedents, toxic habits, complications, status at discharge and results of the leuko-glycemic index were obtained. The extracted data were managed according to descriptive statistic to obtain results in number and percentage, which led to the final conclusions.
Results:
White women over 56 years old, hypertensive and diabetic predominated, associated with smoking in a large percent, and with the appearance of multiple complications. Heart failure and arrhythmias also predominated in more than two thirds of the cases, and there were a high number of deaths with high leuko-glycemic index.
Conclusions:
The results derived from this research support the theoretical-practical foundation of the use of the leuko-glycemic index as a predictor of short term complications in acute myocardial infarction with elevated ST, appreciated for its simplicity, wide availability and low cost.
Keywords : acute myocardial infarction; heart failure; complications; mortality; leuko-glycemic index.