Acute Myocardial Infarction and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: The Lethal Duo

Authors

  • Arun Kadel Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Kartikesh Kumar Thakur Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Binay Kumar Rauniyar Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Rakesh Bahadur Adhikari Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Deepak Limbu Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Rabi Malla Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v19i1.3193

Abstract

Diabetes Ketoacidosis in association with acute myocardial infarction is quite frequent but is also associated with higher morbidity and mortality. These two can trigger each other, different hypothesis have been proposed to explain this phenomenon but still it is difficult to know which one appears first. We report a referred case to our centre with acute Myocardial Infarction and diabetic ketoacidosis promptly initiated treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis along with primary PCI.
Keywords: Cardiogenic shock; diabetic ketoacidosis; metabolic acidosis; myocardial Infarction

Additional Files

Published

2021-04-23

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 01 (2021): Issue 50 Jan-Mar

Section

Case Report