Year: 2005
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 45 year-old female was admitted to the hospital because of epistaxis, ecchymoses and gum bleeding. A review of her prior history revealed that she was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) type-II, 5 years ago. The signs and symptoms of DM were fairly controlled with glibenclamide 15 mg daily. Findings during her last visit were: fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 205 mg/dl and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) 8.5%. Her medical history also showed that last month she was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF> 45%) and was placed on warfarin 5 mg and propranolol 80 mg daily, which resulted in resolution of AF, a pulse rate of 80 bps and INR of 3 (target INR 2-3). A week prior to her admission, she had a visit to her family physician, complaining of symptoms of hyperglycemia (e.g. polyurea, polydipsia, etc). At that time, her FPG was
Authors: Soha Namazi, Gholamreza Rozitalab
Institutions: Shiraz University, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2119962160