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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
People with diabetes mellitus who undergo heart bypass surgery for multiple blocked arteries have a significantly better 5-year-survival rate than diabetic patients who undergo angioplasty with drug-eluting stents (DES), according to a study published in the November 2012 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Key Points
Bypass surgery offers people with diabetes better long-term survival than stents.
People with diabetes who receive stents, even drug eluting stents, are more likely to have recurrent chest pain, require reintervention, and suffer non-fatal heart attacks.
Cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists can work together to help people with diabetes determine the best procedure for them.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...es-better-long-term-survival-than-stents.aspx
Key Points
Bypass surgery offers people with diabetes better long-term survival than stents.
People with diabetes who receive stents, even drug eluting stents, are more likely to have recurrent chest pain, require reintervention, and suffer non-fatal heart attacks.
Cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists can work together to help people with diabetes determine the best procedure for them.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...es-better-long-term-survival-than-stents.aspx