Diabetes patients more likely to survive bypass surgery than angioplasty

[Northerner]

Patients with diabetes who have blockages in their coronary arteries have notably better odds of survival if the heart problem is resolved with bypass surgery rather than angioplasty, new Canadian research shows.

The study published on Friday in the medical journal Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology shows that the mortality rate is 33 per cent lower for bypass than angioplasty five years after the procedure.

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