Assessments and definitions
hyperglycemia, chest pain, diabetes
HYPERGLYCEMIA, DIABETES
STEMI was diagnosed based on history and a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG). Patients with a history of “typical chest pain for at least 20 minutes” and 12-lead ECG finding of “ST elevation in at least two contiguous leads > 2mm in men or > 1mm in women in leads V2 to V3 and/or > 1mm in other contiguous chest leads or limb leads”. Random blood sugar (RBS) was obtained as a pre-procedure assessment for all the patients, and acute hyperglycemia was defined as “RBS ≥ 200 mg/dL”. Patients with a history of clinical diagnosis of diabetes, either on dietary control or anti-hyperglycemic medications (oral or insulin) for the duration of at least six months, were taken as people with diabetes.