Aim: To compare the incidence of in-hospital complications between diabetic normotensive and hypertensive diabetic patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (MI)

Methodology: This observational cohort study was conducted at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Karachi from May 2019 to April 2020. We examined 220 diabetics with acute MI were included. 50% of the patients had high blood pressure and the rest had normal blood pressure. After enrollment in the study, selectees were observed for acute myocardial infarction complications in the hospital.

Results: Most of the baseline characteristics were similar in both groups of patients. However, the hypertensive patients in the diabetes group had diabetes, high heart rate, and high blood pressure at reporting. The complication rates did not differ statistically between the two groups. The rates of complications occurred between diabetes and normotensive hypertension; Atrial fibrillation (AF) 15.5% vs 12.7% p = 0.194, respectively, ventricular tachycardia (LH) 14.5% vs 13.6%, AV block type-1 8.2% vs 7.3% p = 0.296, type2 AV block 2.7% vs 1.8% p = 0.352, complete heart block 11.8% vs 10% p = 0.313, acute congestive heart failure (CHF) 13.6% VS% 9.1 p = 0.137, left ventricular failure (LVF)19.1% vs 16.4% p = 0.259, cardiogenic shock (CS) 14.5% vs 10.9% p = 0.184, recurrent IM (Re-MI) 14.5% 10.9% p = 0.184 and mortality 14.5% vs 12.7 and% p = 0.326, respectively.

Conclusion:It is concluded that diabetic patients with hypertensionhave not elevated risk of complications in the hospital after acute myocardial infarction.

Key words: diabetes, hypertension, hospital complications, acute myocardial infarction