Strategies for Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes
Farkouh ME, Domanski M, Sleeper LA, Siami FS, Dangas G, Mack M, Yang M, Cohen DJ, Rosenberg Y, Solomon SD, Desai AS, Gersh BJ, Magnuson EA, Lansky A, Boineau R, Weinberger J, Ramanathan K, Sousa JE, Rankin J, Bhargava B, Buse J, Hueb W, Smith CR, Muratov V, Bansilal S, King S, Bertrand M, Fuster V. Strategies for Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes. New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 367: 2375-2384. PMID: 23121323, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1211585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseMultivessel coronary artery diseaseDrug-eluting stentsCABG groupPCI groupArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionMedical therapyMean ageAdvanced coronary artery diseaseLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolAggressive medical therapyBenefit of CABGComposite of deathCoronary artery bypassNonfatal myocardial infarctionPatients' mean ageThree-vessel diseaseSystolic blood pressurePrimary outcome measureRate of deathMultivessel revascularizationNonfatal strokeCoronary intervention