Aim: To find the frequency of recently poor glycemic control as assessed by HbA1c in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome

Study design & Setting: Observational study.

Methods: The study included 60 diabetic patients presented with acute coronary syndrome. Diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome was based on patient’s symptoms, ECG changes and cardiac enzyme results. HBA1c level report was collected for all patients from their hospital record. SPSS 21 version was used to analyze the collected data. The qualitative data was presented in the form of graphs while the quantitative data was presented by simple descriptive statistics in the form of mean, range and standard deviation.

Results: Out of sixty patients enrolled in this study 2(45%) were females and 33(55%) were males. 28(46.67%) patients presented with ST-elevation MI (STEMI) whereas 25(41.66%) patients presented with non ST-elevation MI. 7(11.66%) had unstable angina. Out of sixty patients 21(35%) patients were having poor glycemic control (HBA₁C >7%) whereas 39(65%) patients had fair glycemic control (HBA1C< 7%). Fifty eight (96%) patients were using oral anti diabetic tablets whereas 2(3.33%) patients were using insulin before hospital admission.

Conclusion: This study shows that amongst patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome a significant proportion of patients (35%) had poor glycemic control over past three months as assessed by HBA₁C implying that recent poor glycemic control is a significant risk factor for acute coronary events in diabetic patients.