Background
CVD
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CVD, EVENT, DIABETES MELLITUS (DM), EVENTS
Contrary to the high-income communities, an unprecedented increase in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is alarming, and it is a massive global problem considering the roughly 80% share by LMICs to the global population [Among various factors, diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well-established strong independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after primary PCI [Impaired admission plasma glucose can be either a transient physiologic response to the acute event or due to poor chronic glycemic control; at times, it can be difficult to differentiate between the two [