Acute myocardial infarction. Prognostic value of white blood cell count and blood glucose level
B. Modan, S. Schor and M. Shani
Data obtained in the course of a nationwide study of patients with first
acute myocardial infarction (AMI) demonstrated substantially higher
hospital mortality among patients with leukocytosis or elevated blood
glucose levels, or both. It is suggested that the combination of these two
measurements could be used as a handy diagnostic indicator in the
evaluation of some AMI patients and as a criterion for the patients'
immediate disposition to a coronary care unit, rather than to a general
ward.
