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ArticleCureus2017

Hypoglycemia-associated In-stent Thrombosis: Are We Doing Too Much?

Uyanga Batnyam, Nway Ko Ko, Aamir Javaid

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Article in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Uyanga BatnyamInternal Medicine Residency Program, University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
Nway Ko KoInternal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
Aamir JavaidInternal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
Florida College · USCollege of Central Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease, and its prevalence is rising globally. Persistent hyperglycemia has a well-established cardiovascular risk, and its treatment plays an important role in the prevention of future cardiovascular events. While we improved microvascular complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy by stringent blood glucose control, the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetics remain high. Hypoglycemia, on the other hand, is an important side effect of pharmaceutical blood glucose control, especially those who are treated with insulin. Here, we report the case of a 38-year-old man with type 1 diabetes presenting twice with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction, both in the setting of documented hypoglycemia. There are reported cases of acute cardiovascular events or silent myocardial ischemia associated with hypoglycemia, and we wish to raise awareness for clinicians who treat this special population of patients.

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diabeteshypoglycemiain-stent thrombosismyocardial infaction

Identifiers

PMID29188156
PMCPMC5703585
OpenAlexW2758014408

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