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Publication Name World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID 119429
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
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ISSN 1949-8462 (online)
Open Access This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
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Category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type Prospective Study
Article Title Stress hyperglycemia and early mortality in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Emir Becirovic, Minela Becirovic, Jusuf Hodzic, Amir Becirovic, Mugdim Bajric, Admir Abdic, Fahrudin Sabanovic and Emir Begagic
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Emir Becirovic http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4134-987X
Minela Becirovic http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4391-5226
Amir Becirovic http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7012-8064
Admir Abdic http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3999-6521
Emir Begagic http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3988-8911
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Emir Begagic, Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Crkvice 67, Zenica 72000, Bosnia and Herzegovina. begagicem@gmail.com
Key Words Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; Stress hyperglycemia; Glycated hemoglobin; Mortality; Major adverse cardiovascular events
Core Tip Acute hyperglycemia is common in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, yet its clinical interpretation remains challenging. This study demonstrates that stress hyperglycemia indices, including the stress hyperglycemia ratio and admission glucose-to-chronic glycemia ratio, are associated with early mortality, whereas glycated hemoglobin alone does not reliably discriminate short-term risk. These findings indicate that acute glycemic dysregulation primarily reflects the magnitude of systemic stress rather than chronic metabolic control and may contribute to early metabolic risk stratification, particularly before comprehensive echocardiographic assessment becomes available.
Publish Date 2026-05-19 07:13
Citation

Becirovic E, Becirovic M, Hodzic J, Becirovic A, Bajric M, Abdic A, Sabanovic F, Begagic E. Stress hyperglycemia and early mortality in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(5): 119429

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v18/i5/119429.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v18.i5.119429
Full Article (PDF) WJC-18-119429-with-cover.pdf
CONSORT 2010 Statement 119429-CONSORT-2010-statement.pdf
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Answering Reviewers 119429-answering-reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 119429-audio.mp3
Biostatistics Review Certificate 119429-biostatistics-statement.pdf
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 119429-conflict-of-interest-statement.pdf
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Institutional Review Board Approval Form or Document 119429-institutional-review-board-statement.pdf
Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 119429-non-native-speakers.pdf
Peer-review Report 119429-peer-reviews.pdf
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CrossCheck Report 119429-crosscheck-report.pdf