The prognostic effect of known and newly detected type 2 diabetes in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Dysglycemia is a well-established risk factor of coronary artery disease. Less is known of the prognostic effect of dysglycemia in acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with ACSs according to glucometabolic categories.

Oral glucose tolerance test predicts increased carotid plaque burden in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are established risk factors for atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the atherosclerotic plaque burden in the carotid arteries of patients with acute coronary syndrome according to their glycemic status.

Methods: Patients with acute coronary syndrome and no previous history of type 2 diabetes were consecutively included in the study.

Editor's Choice- Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes among patients with acute coronary syndromes.

Background: Previously undetected dysglycaemia is common among patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). The aim of this study was to identify the most reliable method of diagnosing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and prediabetes in ACS patients.

Methods: Patients admitted to the coronary care unit with ACSs and no previous history of T2DM were consecutively included in the study.

Validation of a plate diagram sheet for estimation of energy and protein intake in hospitalized patients.

Background & Aims: Validation of simple methods for estimating energy and protein intakes in hospital wards are rarely reported in the literature. The aim was to validate a plate diagram sheet for estimation of energy and protein intakes of patients by comparison with weighed food records.

Methods: Subjects were inpatients at the Cardio Thoracic ward, Landspitali National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (N = 73).