American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 399-404 , September 2004

Prognostic value of admission glucose in non-diabetic patients with myocardial infarction

  • Jorik R. Timmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr J. R. Timmer, Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Groot Wezenland 20, 8011 JW Zwolle, The Netherlands.
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  • Iwan C.C. van der Horst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan Paul Ottervanger, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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  • Jose P.S. Henriques, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jan C.A. Hoorntje, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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  • Menko-Jan de Boer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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  • Harry Suryapranata, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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  • Felix Zijlstra, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • on behalf of the Zwolle Myocardial Infarction Study Group

Received 27 November 2003 ,Accepted 7 April 2004.

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PII: S0002-8703(04)00194-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.04.007

American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 399-404 , September 2004