Yuping L Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiovascular risk
Liu Yuping (BS) Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiefei Road No.123, Haicang discrict, Xiamen City, China
Liu Yuping (BS)
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiefei Road No.123, Haicang discrict, Xiamen City, China, Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a major acute complication in diabetes. The acute coronary syndrome is a risk factor for DKA with a higher associated mortality rate.
Case Report Open Access
Author(s): Yuping L and Yichun T
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a major acute complication in diabetes. The acute coronary syndrome is a risk factor for DKA with a higher associated mortality rate. Also diabetic mellitus is a high risk factor to acute coronary syndrome. Thus, we need to recognize severe cardiac events in a timely fashion when DKA happen. Although DKA initially shows similar symptoms and signs to acute coronary syndrome, including hyperkalaemia, electrocardiographic ST segment elevation and increased cardiac enzymes. We report a patient who presented with a ST segment elevation and cardiac enzymes levels elevation due to DKA without acute coronary syndrome.
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