TY  - JOUR
T1  - GLucose-insulin-potassium for suspected acute myocardial infarction
AU  - Chaudhuri A, Nesto R, Dandona P
Y1  - 2012/09/05
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.9768
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 859
EP  - 860
VL  - 308
IS  - 9
N2  - 
To the Editor: Dr Selker and colleagues demonstrated that out-of-hospital administration of an infusion of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) reduced the incidence of cardiac arrest or in-hospital mortality as well as infarct size.1 These outcomes occurred despite the induction of hyperglycemia (blood glucose level >160 mg/dL in 71% of the GIK group and in 45% of the placebo group), which is known to be associated with greater mortality,2 suggesting that insulin may have a cardioprotective effect.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.9768
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.9768
ER  -