doi: 10.1161/hc3101.093700
(Circulation. 2001;104:533.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.
Clinical Investigation and Reports |
Clinical and Economic Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Percutaneous and Surgical Treatment of Multivessel Coronary Disease Patients
Insights From the Arterial Revascularization Therapy Study (ARTS) Trial
From the Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, Brazil (A.A., M.A.C., M.C., A.S.A., A.G.M.R.S., J.E.S.); Academisch Ziekenhuis Rotterdam Dijkzigt (M.A.C., P.W.S.), Cardialysis BV (W.L.), Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (B.v.H.), and Erasmus University Rotterdam (P.G.H.), Rotterdam, Netherlands; CHU Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium (V.M.G.L., R.V.L.); Herzzentrum Leipzig, Germany (G.S., F.W.M.); and Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Landeskliniken, Salzburg, Austria (F.U.).
Correspondence to Professor P.W. Serruys, MD, PhD, Interventional Cardiology Department, Heartcenter/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Thoraxcenter, Bd-408, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, Netherlands. E-mail serruys{at}card.azr.nl
 |
Abstract |
|---|
 Top Abstract IntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionReferences |
|---|
Background— Our aims were to compare coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and stenting for the treatment of diabetic patients with multivessel coronary disease enrolled in the Arterial Revascularization Therapy Study (ARTS) trial and to determine the costs of these 2 treatment strategies.
Methods and Results— Patients (n=1205) were randomly assigned to stent implantation (n=600; diabetic, 112) or CABG (n=605; diabetic, 96). Costs per patient were calculated as the product of each patient’s use of resources and the corresponding unit costs. Baseline characteristics were similar between the groups. At 1 year, diabetic patients treated with stenting had the lowest event-free survival rate (63.4%) because of a higher incidence of repeat revascularization compared with both diabetic patients treated with CABG (84.4%, P<0.001) and nondiabetic patients treated with stents (76.2%, P=0.04). Conversely, diabetic and nondiabetic patients experienced similar 1-year event-free survival rates when treated with CABG (84.4% and 88.4%). The total 1-year costs for stenting and CABG in diabetic patients were $12 855 and $16 585 (P<0.001) and in the nondiabetic groups, $10 164 for stenting and $13 082 for surgery.
Conclusions— Multivessel diabetic patients treated with stenting had a worse 1-year outcome than patients assigned to CABG or nondiabetics treated with stenting. The strategy of stenting was less costly than CABG, however, regardless of diabetic status.
Key Words: diabetes mellitus • coronary disease • revascularization
|
Introduction |
|---|
|
TopAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionReferences |
|---|
Diabetes has been found to be an important risk factor for poor outcome after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).1–6 Subgroup analysis of the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) randomized trial demonstrated that diabetic patients with multivessel coronary disease had worse long-term outcome when treated with balloon angioplasty than with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).7 These findings have been corroborated by the 8-year follow-up analysis of the Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial (EAST).8
When interpreting the results from past studies,9,10 it is important to realize that the introduction of intracoronary stents and the routine use of arterial conduits for bypass surgery have resulted in a remarkable improvement in outcomes after both percutaneous and surgical revascularization.6,11–17
The Arterial Revascularization Therapy Study (ARTS) was designed to compare CABG and stenting for the treatment of patients with multivessel coronary disease.18 The aims of the present study were to compare the results of CABG and stented angioplasty in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary disease enrolled in the ARTS trial and to determine the cost of these 2 treatment strategies.
|
Methods |
|---|
|
TopAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionReferences |
|---|
ARTS Trial Design
Between April 1997 and June 1998, 1205 patients were randomized to either stent implantation (n=600) or CABG (n=605) at 67 participating centers worldwide. A detailed description of the ARTS protocol has been reported previously.18 In brief, only patients without previous angioplasty or CABG procedures were included. The indications for revascularization were silent ischemia, stable or unstable angina pectoris, and the presence of
2 de novo lesions located in different major epicardial coronary arteries, potentially amenable to stent implantation. Complementary conventional balloon angioplasty was allowed for the treatment of vessels with a reference diameter <2.75 mm. Patients with left main stem stenosis, impaired left ventricular function (left ventricular ejection fraction <30%), previous cerebrovascular accident (CVA), myocardial infarction (MI) within the week preceding randomization, or severe hepatic or renal disease and patients who needed concomitant major surgery were not included in the study. Stents were implanted according to current clinical practice, with high-pressure postdilatation. Bypass surgery also followed current standard techniques, preferably with the left internal mammary artery for revascularization of the left anterior descending coronary artery and cold potassium cardioplegia (crystalloid or blood) for myocardial protection.
Data Analysis
Angiographic (anatomic) data, including the characteristics of each lesion and target coronary segment, were adjudicated by an independent core laboratory (Cardialysis BV). MI occurring within 7 days of the procedures was defined as the appearance of a new Q wave and cardiac enzymes >5 times the upper limit of normal or a ratio of peak creatine kinase (CK)-MB/CK >0.1. To define an MI after 7 days, either ECG or enzymatic criteria were applied.
The Minnesota criteria code for pathological Q waves19 was used, and the ECGs were analyzed by an independent core laboratory.
Every itemized clinical event, including death, MI, and any repeat revascularization, as well as the combined major cardiac (death, MI, and repeated revascularization) and cerebrovascular (stroke, transient ischemic attacks, and reversible ischemic neurological deficits) events (MACCE) were counted from the date of randomization until 1-year follow-up. Clinical events were adjudicated by an independent committee.
Cost Analysis
Costs were limited to the direct medical costs per patient, assessed from a societal perspective. Costs per patient were calculated as the product of each patient’s use of resources and the corresponding unit costs (US dollars). Data on the use of resources comprised a selection of so-called "big-ticket" items: hospital days, postoperative intensive care, coronary care, nonintensive/noncoronary care unit, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (eg, outpatient visits, angiography, intra-aortic balloon pumping, rehabilitation, etc). In addition, data were collected concerning medication and the items (balloons, wires, catheters, stents) that were used during the revascularization procedures as well as data concerning the duration of the various procedures. All data were collected on the case report form, but patients were also given a "passport" so that the corresponding information could be recorded if they were treated at other hospitals. Unit costs were estimated (before analysis of the data) on the basis of detailed information from Dijkzigt Hospital, as reported earlier.14,20 The costs per procedure, excluding the costs of those items that were specifically recorded, were estimated as the product of (1) the duration of the procedure in minutes and (2) an estimate of the costs per procedure-minute.
Study Population
All patients enrolled in the ARTS trial were eligible for the present investigation. Patients were divided into 2 groups: diabetes (n=208) and nondiabetes (n=997). The steering committee recommended that all diabetic patients be treated with oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin at study entry. Short-term (up to hospital discharge) and 1-year clinical outcomes of patients assigned to stent and CABG were compared within each group. All patients gave written informed consent.
Statistical Analysis
Statistical analysis was performed with SAS 6.12 software (SAS Institute Inc). Continuous variables were expressed as mean±SD and were compared by unpaired Student’s t test. Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables. Binary outcome variables are reported as frequencies and percentages and were compared in terms of relative risk with 95% CIs calculated by the formula of Greenland and Robins.21 Comparisons between stent and CABG were performed within each group (diabetes and nondiabetes). Multivariate logistic regression models were constructed by use of baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics as well as procedure-related factors to identify independent risk factors for MACCE at 1 year in each randomized arm of the ARTS trial (stent or CABG). All statistical tests were 2-tailed, and a value of P<0.05 was considered significant.
|
Results |
|---|
|
TopAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionReferences |
|---|
Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics as well as angiographic and procedure-related variables were similar between patients assigned to stent and CABG within each study group (Tables 1 and 2).
|
|
Short-Term Clinical Outcome
Until hospital discharge, patients assigned to stent and CABG had a similar incidence of combined clinical events (Table 3). In the diabetes group, however, repeat revascularization was carried out more often after stenting than after CABG (4.5% versus 0%, P=0.04), whereas CVAs occurred only in patients treated with CABG (4.2% versus 0%, P=0.04).
|
One-Year Clinical Outcome
Patients assigned to stenting compared with CABG had a higher incidence of combined MACCE, regardless of diabetic status (Table 4). The incidence of death, CVA, and MI (or the combination of all 3 items), however, was similar between stent and CABG within each group (Table 4).The cause of death in the diabetic patients assigned to stented angioplasty was as follows: procedure-related complication (1 patient), stent thrombosis (2 patients), sudden death (2 patients), MI complicated by heart failure (1 patient), and noncardiac death due to renal cancer (1 patient). In the CABG group, the causes of death were periprocedural MI (2 patients) and sudden death (1 patient).
|
Diabetic patients treated with stenting had the lowest 1-year event-free survival rate (Figure) because of a higher incidence of repeat revascularization than both diabetic patients treated with CABG and nondiabetic patients (Table 4). Conversely, diabetic and nondiabetic patients experienced similar 1-year event-free survival rates when treated with CABG (Figure).
|
Predictors of Late Clinical Outcome
Independent risk factors for late clinical outcome (MACCE) in the stent and CABG arms of the ARTS population are displayed in Table 5. Diabetes appeared to be a strong risk factor for the occurrence of MACCE in the population assigned to stenting but not in those assigned to CABG.
|
Costs
Table 6 presents the difference in costs after 1-year follow-up. The initial costs were significantly higher in the patients assigned to CABG versus stented angioplasty in both groups. Part of the initial difference in costs was lost, however, because of more repeat revascularizations at follow-up after stenting in the nondiabetic patients. Interestingly, there was no significant difference in follow-up costs between stent versus CABG in the diabetes groups (Table 6). Expenses with respect to rehospitalization (40 of 96 diabetic CABG patients were readmitted) in the diabetes group were primarily due to comorbid factors related to the presence of diabetes rather than the additional cost of repeat revascularization. The main causes of rehospitalization in the diabetic CABG group were sternal infection (7 patients), CVA (6 patients), gastrointestinal bleeding (3 patients), renal insufficiency (3 patients), pulmonary embolism (2 patients), and heart failure (2 patients). At 1 year, the net difference in favor of the percutaneous treatment was $3730 in the diabetes and $2918 in the nondiabetes groups, respectively.
|
|
Discussion |
|---|
|
TopAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionReferences |
|---|
This study, which is a subanalysis of the ARTS trial,18 reveals that in patients with diabetes mellitus and multivessel coronary artery disease, surgical revascularization with routine use of arterial bypass conduits provides a superior 1-year clinical outcome compared with percutaneous treatment, even when a strategy of stented angioplasty is applied.
In the present investigation, surgery carried a substantial risk of CVA in the diabetic patients (Table 3). These patients appear to have a higher incidence of CVA (6.3%) than the general population (2.4%) treated with CABG.22 Such findings may highlight the importance of diabetes as an independent risk factor for CVA after CABG, as reported previously.23
The 5-year follow-up of the BARI7 trial, and more recently the 8-year analysis of the EAST trial,8 have shown a higher mortality rate in diabetic patients with multivessel disease treated with PTCA compared with CABG. In the present study, the incidence of 1-year mortality in the diabetic patients assigned to stented PTCA was twice as high as in those assigned to CABG (6.3% versus 3.1%; P=NS) (Table 4). Although this difference was not statistically significant, it is possible that with longer follow-up and a larger sample size, the difference in mortality rate could achieve statistical significance. In this regard, it is worth noting that the difference in mortality between the CABG- and PTCA-treated patients with diabetes in the EAST trial was not evident after 3 years.10 The hypothesis that late lesion progression in nontreated coronary segments is an important cause of mortality in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary disease24,25 may explain the difference in results observed with shorter-term (<3 years) versus longer-term (>5 years) follow-up.
In diabetic patients, the difference in favor of CABG in repeat revascularization was almost twice as great as in the nondiabetic group (21.6% versus 12.4%, respectively). Furthermore, diabetes was an independent risk factor for 1-year MACCE in the stent arm but not in the CABG arm of the ARTS trial. A possible explanation for these findings may be that diabetes has been associated with both increased restenosis26–28 and late vessel occlusion29 in stented vessels because of either enhanced neointimal proliferation or vascular thrombosis.30,31
Considering that both thrombosis and restenosis may be implicated in the high incidence of repeat revascularization in diabetic patients treated percutaneously, modern adjunctive therapies have been proposed to improve the outcome of this high-risk population. In the EPISTENT trial, the target-vessel revascularization rate of diabetic patients who received a stent plus abciximab was approximately half the rate of patients who received a stent plus placebo.32 It is also encouraging to note that intravascular radiation therapy has been shown to be effective in the treatment of in-stent restenosis in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients.33 Finally, stents coated with drugs such as sirolimus are showing very promising results, with essentially no late intimal hyperplasia in either diabetic or nondiabetic patients.34 These recent encouraging reports may further fuel the debate on the most effective strategy for the treatment of these high-risk patient subsets.
Because of the economic constraints of modern society, physicians also need to consider the cost of each strategy when counseling the diabetic patient with multivessel coronary disease.35 A strategy of stented angioplasty was less costly than CABG in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients after 1-year follow-up (Table 6). Although CABG resulted in a 21.6% lower rate of repeat intervention at 1 year, the rehospitalization rates were higher in the diabetic patients assigned to surgery because of non-MACCE complications, such as sternal infection, renal insufficiency, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Because technologies continuously evolve, this balance between costs and the outcome achieved is likely to change.
Limitations
Diabetes was not the original focus of the ARTS trial. It is the first prospective, randomized trial, however, comparing stented angioplasty and CABG for the treatment of multivessel coronary disease by contemporary techniques (more complete revascularization in the percutaneous arm with stents and use of arterial conduits in >90% of the cases in the CABG group). This substudy reports on the differences in costs between the patient cohorts but is underpowered to truly assess "cost-effectiveness," ie, whether the added costs of CABG in diabetics was economically justifiable. We believe, however, that these data will serve as an important frame of reference for clinicians until the results of a large, randomized trial in diabetics can provide a more definitive answer to this problem.
|
Acknowledgments |
|---|
We thank Dr Brian Firth for his careful review of the manuscript and for his constructive suggestions.
Received January 29, 2001; revision received May 22, 2001; accepted May 24, 2001.
|
References |
|---|
|
TopAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionReferences |
|---|
1. Carrozza JP Jr, Kuntz RE, Fishman RF, et al. Restenosis after arterial injury caused by coronary stenting in patients with diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med. 1993; 118: 344–349.
2.
Stein B, Weintraub WS, Gebhart SP, et al. Influence of diabetes mellitus on early and late outcome after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Circulation. 1995; 91: 979–989.
3.
Kip KE, Faxon DP, Detre KM, et al. Coronary angioplasty in diabetic patients. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Registry. Circulation. 1996; 94: 1818–1825.
4.
Abizaid A, Kornowski R, Mintz GS, et al. The influence of diabetes mellitus on acute and late clinical outcomes following coronary stent implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998; 32: 584–589.
5.
Elezi S, Kastrati A, Pache J, et al. Diabetes mellitus and the clinical and angiographic outcome after coronary stent placement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998; 32: 1866–1873.
6.
Van Belle E, Bauters C, Hubert E, et al. Restenosis rates in diabetic patients: a comparison of coronary stenting and balloon angioplasty in native coronary vessels. Circulation. 1997; 96: 1454–1460.
7.
Influence of diabetes on 5-year mortality and morbidity in a randomized trial comparing CABG and PTCA in patients with multivessel disease: the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI). Circulation. 1997; 96: 1761 –1769.
8.
King SBI, Kosinski AS, Guyton RA, et al. Eight year mortality in the Emory Angioplasty vs. Surgery Trial (EAST) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000; 35: 1116–1121.
9.
Comparison of coronary bypass surgery with angioplasty in patients with multivessel disease. The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) Investigators. N Engl J Med. 1996; 335: 217–225.
10.
King SB III, Lembo NJ, Weintraub WS, et al. A randomized trial comparing coronary angioplasty with coronary bypass surgery. Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial (EAST). N Engl J Med. 1994; 331: 1044–1050.
11.
Serruys PW, de Jaegere P, Kiemeneij F, et al. A comparison of balloon-expandable-stent implantation with balloon angioplasty in patients with coronary artery disease. Benestent Study Group N Engl J Med. 1994; 331: 489–495.
12.
Fischman DL, Leon MB, Baim DS, et al. A randomized comparison of coronary-stent placement and balloon angioplasty in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Stent Restenosis Study Investigators. N Engl J Med. 1994; 331: 496–501.
13.
Versaci F, Gaspardone A, Tomai F, et al. A comparison of coronary-artery stenting with angioplasty for isolated stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. N Engl J Med. 1997; 336: 817–822.
14. Serruys PW, van Hout B, Bonnier H, et al. Randomised comparison of implantation of heparin-coated stents with balloon angioplasty in selected patients with coronary artery disease (Benestent II). Lancet. 1998; 352: 673–681.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
15.
Erbel R, Haude M, Hopp HW, et al. Coronary-artery stenting compared with balloon angioplasty for restenosis after initial balloon angioplasty. Restenosis Stent Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1998; 339: 1672–1678.
16. Green GE. Use of internal thoracic artery for coronary artery grafting. Circulation. 1989; 79 (suppl I): I-30–I-33.
17.
Bergsma TM, Grandjean JG, Voors AA, et al. Low recurrence of angina pectoris after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with bilateral internal thoracic and right gastroepiploic arteries. Circulation. 1998; 97: 2402–2405.
18.
Serruys PW, Unger F, Sousa JE, et al. Randomized comparison of coronary artery bypass surgery and stenting for the treatment of multivessel disease. N Engl J Med. 2001; 344: 1117–1124.
19.
Edlavitch SA, Crow R, Burke GL, et al. Secular trends in Q wave and non–Q wave acute myocardial infarction. The Minnesota Heart Survey. Circulation. 1991; 83: 492–503.
20. Van Hout BA, van der Woude T, de Jaegere PP, et al. Cost effectiveness of stent implantation versus PTCA: the BENESTENT experience. Semin Interv Cardiol. 1996; 1: 263–268.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
21. Greenland S, Robins JM. Estimation of a common effect parameter from sparse follow-up data. Biometrics. 1985; 41: 55–68.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
22.
Borst C, Grundeman PF. Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: an experimental perspective. Circulation. 1999; 99: 1400–1403.
23.
John R, Choudhri AF, Weinberg AD, et al. Multicenter review of preoperative risk factors for stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000; 69: 30–35.
24. Rozenman Y, Sapoznikov D, Mosseri M, et al. Long-term angiographic follow-up of coronary balloon angioplasty in patients with diabetes mellitus: a clue to the explanation of the results of the BARI study. Balloon Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997; 30: 1420–1425.[Abstract]
25.
Kuntz RE. Importance of considering atherosclerosis progression when choosing a coronary revascularization strategy: the diabetes-percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty dilemma. Circulation. 1999; 99: 847–851.
26.
Rensing BJ, Hermans WR, Vos J, et al. Luminal narrowing after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: a study of clinical, procedural, and lesional factors related to long-term angiographic outcome. Coronary Artery Restenosis Prevention on Repeated Thromboxane Antagonism (CARPORT) Study Group. Circulation. 1993; 88: 975–985.
27. Holmes DR Jr, Vlietstra RE, Smith HC, et al. Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA): a report from the PTCA Registry of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Am J Cardiol. 1984; 53: 77C–81C.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
28. Hirshfeld JW Jr, Schwartz JS, Jugo R, et al. Restenosis after coronary angioplasty: a multivariate statistical model to relate lesion and procedure variables to restenosis. The M-HEART Investigators J Am Coll Cardiol. 1991; 18: 647–656.[Abstract]
29.
Van Belle E, Abolmaali K, Bauters C, et al. Restenosis, late vessel occlusion and left ventricular function six months after balloon angioplasty in diabetic patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999; 34: 476–485.
30.
Kornowski R, Mintz GS, Kent KM, et al. Increased restenosis in diabetes mellitus after coronary interventions is due to exaggerated intimal hyperplasia: a serial intravascular ultrasound study. Circulation. 1997; 95: 1366–1369.
31. Davi G, Catalano I, Averna M, et al. Thromboxane biosynthesis and platelet function in type II diabetes mellitus. N Engl J Med. 1990; 322: 1769–1774.[Abstract]
32.
Marso SP, Lincoff AM, Ellis SG, et al. Optimizing the percutaneous interventional outcomes for patients with diabetes mellitus: results of the EPISTENT (Evaluation of Platelet IIb/IIIa Inhibitor for Stenting Trial) diabetic substudy. Circulation. 1999; 100: 2477–2484.
33. Teirstein PS, Massullo V, Jani S, et al. A subgroup analysis of the Scripps Coronary Radiation to Inhibit Proliferation Poststenting Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1998; 42: 1097–1104.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
34.
Sousa JE, Costa MA, Abizaid A, et al. Lack of neointimal proliferation after implantation of sirolimus-coated stents in human coronary arteries: a QCA and three-dimensional IVUS study. Circulation. 2001; 103: 192–195.
35. Califf RM. Restenosis: the cost to society. Am Heart J. 1995; 130: 680–684.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
This article has been cited by other articles:
 |
|
 |
|
  G. Weisz, M. B. Leon, D. R. Holmes Jr, D. J. Kereiakes, J. J. Popma, P. S. Teirstein, S. A. Cohen, H. Wang, D. E. Cutlip, and J. W. Moses Five-year follow-up after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation results of the SIRIUS (Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in De-Novo Native Coronary Lesions) Trial. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., April 28, 2009; 53(17): 1488 - 1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 C. Hage, A. Norhammar, L. Grip, K. Malmberg, N. Sarkar, B. Svane, and L. Ryden Glycaemic control and restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with diabetes mellitus: a report from the Insulin Diabetes Angioplasty study Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, April 1, 2009; 6(2): 71 - 79. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Daemen, K. H. Kuck, C. Macaya, V. LeGrand, M. Vrolix, D. Carrie, I. Sheiban, M. J. Suttorp, P. Vranckx, T. Rademaker, et al. Multivessel Coronary Revascularization in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus: 3-Year Follow-Up of the ARTS-II (Arterial Revascularization Therapies Study-Part II) Trial J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., December 9, 2008; 52(24): 1957 - 1967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 P. E. Antunes, J. F. de Oliveira, and M. J. Antunes Coronary surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus: a risk-adjusted study on early outcome. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., August 1, 2008; 34(2): 370 - 375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 S. S. Brar, G. Syros, and G. Dangas Multivessel Disease: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Classic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Indications Angiology, August 1, 2008; 59(2_suppl): 83S - 88S. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 D.-W. Park, S.-C. Yun, S.-W. Lee, Y.-H. Kim, C. W. Lee, M.-K. Hong, J.-J. Kim, S. J. Choo, H. Song, C. H. Chung, et al. Long-Term Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Circulation, April 22, 2008; 117(16): 2079 - 2086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. L. Brown, T. M. Sundt III, and B. J. Gersh Indications for Revascularization Card. Surg. Adult, January 1, 2008; 3(2008): 551 - 572. [Full Text]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 D. M. Bravata, A. L. Gienger, K. M. McDonald, V. Sundaram, M. V. Perez, R. Varghese, J. R. Kapoor, R. Ardehali, D. K. Owens, and M. A. Hlatky Systematic Review: The Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Ann Intern Med, November 20, 2007; 147(10): 703 - 716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
C.-C. Fang, Yeun Tarl Fresner Ng Jao, Yi-Chen, C.-L. Yu, C.-L. Chen, and S.-P. Wang Angiographic and Clinical Outcomes of Rosiglitazone in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Single Center Experience Angiology, November 1, 2007; 58(5): 523 - 534. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
B. P. Choudhary, C. Antoniades, A. F. Brading, A. Galione, K. Channon, and D. P. Taggart Diabetes Mellitus as a Predictor for Radial Artery Vasoreactivity in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., September 11, 2007; 50(11): 1047 - 1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Machecourt, N. Danchin, J. M. Lablanche, J. M. Fauvel, J. L. Bonnet, S. Marliere, A. Foote, J. L. Quesada, H. Eltchaninoff, G. Vanzetto, et al. Risk Factors for Stent Thrombosis After Implantation of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients: The EVASTENT Matched-Cohort Registry J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., August 7, 2007; 50(6): 501 - 508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 P. Jimenez-Quevedo, M. Sabate, D. J. Angiolillo, F. Alfonso, R. Hernandez-Antolin, M. SanMartin, J. A. Gomez-Hospital, C. Banuelos, J. Escaned, R. Moreno, et al. Long-term clinical benefit of sirolimus-eluting stent implantation in diabetic patients with de novo coronary stenoses: long-term results of the DIABETES trial Eur. Heart J., August 2, 2007; 28(16): 1946 - 1952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 Authors/Task Force Members, L. Ryden, E. Standl, M. Bartnik, G. V. d. Berghe, J. Betteridge, M.-J. de Boer, F. Cosentino, B. Jonsson, M. Laakso, et al. Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases: full text: The Task Force on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Eur. Heart J. Suppl., June 1, 2007; 9(suppl_C): C3 - C74. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 G. M. Howard-Alpe, J. de Bono, L. Hudsmith, W. P. Orr, P. Foex, and J. W. Sear Coronary artery stents and non-cardiac surgery Br. J. Anaesth., May 1, 2007; 98(5): 560 - 574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
The BARI Investigators The Final 10-Year Follow-Up Results From the BARI Randomized Trial J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., April 17, 2007; 49(15): 1600 - 1606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. Berry, J.-C. Tardif, and M. G. Bourassa Coronary Heart Disease in Patients With Diabetes: Part II: Recent Advances in Coronary Revascularization J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 13, 2007; 49(6): 643 - 656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 W. Hueb, B. J. Gersh, F. Costa, N. Lopes, P. R. Soares, P. Dutra, F. Jatene, A. C. Pereira, A. F.T. Gois, S. A. Oliveira, et al. Impact of Diabetes on Five-Year Outcomes of Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Ann. Thorac. Surg., January 1, 2007; 83(1): 93 - 99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y. Ben-Gal, Y. Moshkovitz, N. Nesher, G. Uretzky, R. Braunstein, A. Hendler, E. Zivi, I. Herz, and R. Mohr Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Ann. Thorac. Surg., November 1, 2006; 82(5): 1692 - 1697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 C. Rajakaruna, C. A. Rogers, C. Suranimala, G. D. Angelini, and R. Ascione The effect of diabetes mellitus on patients undergoing coronary surgery: A risk-adjusted analysis J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., October 1, 2006; 132(4): 802 - 810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
H. B. Barner Status of percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., September 1, 2006; 30(3): 419 - 424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. R. Soares, W. A. Hueb, P. A. Lemos, N. Lopes, E. E. Martinez, L. A.M. Cesar, S. A. Oliveira, and J. A.F. Ramires Coronary Revascularization (Surgical or Percutaneous) Decreases Mortality After the First Year in Diabetic Subjects but not in Nondiabetic Subjects With Multivessel Disease: An Analysis From the Medicine, Angioplasty, or Surgery Study (MASS II) Circulation, July 4, 2006; 114(1_suppl): I-420 - I-424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 S. Srivastava, K. V. Ramana, R. Tammali, S. K. Srivastava, and A. Bhatnagar Contribution of aldose reductase to diabetic hyperproliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. Diabetes, April 1, 2006; 55(4): 901 - 910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. E. Williams Coronary Revascularization in Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease/End-Stage Renal Disease: A Nephrologist's Perspective Clin. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., March 1, 2006; 1(2): 209 - 220. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
I. K. Toumpoulis, C. E. Anagnostopoulos, S. Balaram, D. G. Swistel, R. C. Ashton Jr, and J. J. DeRose Jr Does Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Increase Long-Term Survival of Diabetic Patients? Ann. Thorac. Surg., February 1, 2006; 81(2): 599 - 607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. B. King III, G. Dangas, J. W. Moses, S. B. King III, G. Dangas, and J. W. Moses Surgery Is Preferred for the Diabetic With Multivessel Disease Circulation, September 6, 2005; 112(10): 1500 - 1515. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. Schachner, A. Zimmer, G. Nagele, G. Laufer, and J. Bonatti Risk factors for late stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., August 1, 2005; 130(2): 485 - 490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 J. D. Flaherty and C. J. Davidson Diabetes and Coronary Revascularization JAMA, March 23, 2005; 293(12): 1501 - 1508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. V. Finn, I. F. Palacios, A. Kastrati, and H. K. Gold Drug-eluting stents for diabetes mellitus: A rush to judgment? J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 15, 2005; 45(4): 479 - 483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. Briguori, G. Condorelli, F. Airoldi, F. Manganelli, A. Violante, A. Focaccio, B. Ricciardelli, and A. Colombo Impact of microvascular complications on outcome after coronary stent implantations in patients with diabetes J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 1, 2005; 45(3): 464 - 466. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Mehilli, A. Kastrati, H. Schuhlen, A. Dibra, F. Dotzer, N. von Beckerath, H. Bollwein, J. Pache, J. Dirschinger, P. P. Berger, et al. Randomized Clinical Trial of Abciximab in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions After Treatment With a High Loading Dose of Clopidogrel Circulation, December 14, 2004; 110(24): 3627 - 3635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
G. J Murphy, R. Ascione, and G. D Angelini Coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart: surgical revascularization for the next decade? Eur. Heart J., December 1, 2004; 25(23): 2077 - 2085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
O. M. Bical, W. Khoury, Y. Fromes, M. Fischer, M. Sousa Uva, G. Boccara, and P. H. Deleuze Routine Use of Bilateral Skeletonized Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts in Middle-Aged Diabetic Patients Ann. Thorac. Surg., December 1, 2004; 78(6): 2050 - 2053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Committee Members, K. A. Eagle, R. A. Guyton, R. Davidoff, F. H. Edwards, G. A. Ewy, T. J. Gardner, J. C. Hart, H. C. Herrmann, L. D. Hillis, et al. ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Summary article: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery) J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., September 1, 2004; 44(5): 1146 - 1154. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 G W Mikhail, F Airoldi, D Tavano, A Chieffo, R Rogacka, M Carlino, M Montorfano, G Sangiorgi, N Corvaja, I Michev, et al. The use of drug eluting stents in single and multivessel disease: results from a single centre experience Heart, September 1, 2004; 90(9): 990 - 994. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
K. A. Eagle, R. A. Guyton, R. Davidoff, F. H. Edwards, G. A. Ewy, T. J. Gardner, J. C. Hart, H. C. Herrmann, L. D. Hillis, A. M. Hutter Jr, et al. ACC/AHA 2004 Guideline Update for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Summary Article: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery) Circulation, August 31, 2004; 110(9): 1168 - 1176. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. Locker, R. Mohr, O. Lev-Ran, G. Uretzky, A. Frimerman, Y. Shaham, and I. Shapira Comparison of bilateral thoracic artery grafting with percutaneous coronary interventions in diabetic patients Ann. Thorac. Surg., August 1, 2004; 78(2): 471 - 475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Lichtenberg, U. Klima, H. Paeschke, M. Pichlmaier, S. Ringes-Lichtenberg, T. Walles, H. Goerler, and A. Haverich Impact of diabetes on outcome following isolated minimally invasive bypass grafting of the left anterior descending artery Ann. Thorac. Surg., July 1, 2004; 78(1): 129 - 134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
G. W. Vetrovec Don't blame the stents J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., April 21, 2004; 43(8): 1355 - 1357. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
V. M.G. Legrand, P. W. Serruys, F. Unger, B. A. van Hout, M. C.M. Vrolix, G. M.P. Fransen, T. T. Nielsen, P. K. Paulsen, R. S. Gomes, J. M.G. de Queiroz e Melo, et al. Three-Year Outcome After Coronary Stenting Versus Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Multivessel Disease Circulation, March 9, 2004; 109(9): 1114 - 1120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. R. Holmes Jr, B. G. Firth, and D. L. Wood Paradigm shifts in cardiovascular medicine J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 18, 2004; 43(4): 507 - 512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. S. Rihal, D. L. Raco, B. J. Gersh, and S. Yusuf Indications for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Stable Angina: Review of the Evidence and Methodological Considerations Circulation, November 18, 2003; 108(20): 2439 - 2445. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. M. Graham, W. A. Ghali, P. D. Faris, P. D. Galbraith, C. M. Norris, and M. L. Knudtson Sex Differences in the Prognostic Importance of Diabetes in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease Undergoing Coronary Angiography Diabetes Care, November 1, 2003; 26(11): 3142 - 3147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
D Smith The CARDia trial protocol Heart, October 1, 2003; 89(10): 1125 - 1126. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. F. Luscher, M. A. Creager, J. A. Beckman, and F. Cosentino Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Medical Therapy: Part II Circulation, September 30, 2003; 108(13): 1655 - 1661. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
K.-H. Mak and D. P. Faxon Clinical studies on coronary revascularization in patients with type 2 diabetes Eur. Heart J., June 2, 2003; 24(12): 1087 - 1103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. K. McGuire, K. J. Anstrom, and E. D. Peterson Influence of the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Diabetic Clinical Alert on Practice Patterns: Results from the National Cardiovascular Network Database Circulation, April 15, 2003; 107(14): 1864 - 1870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. M. Lincoff Important Triad in Cardiovascular Medicine: Diabetes, Coronary Intervention, and Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Blockade Circulation, March 25, 2003; 107(11): 1556 - 1559. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
B. E. Sobel, R. Frye, and K. M. Detre Burgeoning Dilemmas in the Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Rationale for the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) Trial Circulation, February 4, 2003; 107(4): 636 - 642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. C. Ferreira, A. A. Peter, T. A. Salerno, H. Bolooki, and E. de Marchena Clinical impact of drug-eluting stents in changing referral practices for coronary surgical revascularization in a tertiary care center Ann. Thorac. Surg., February 1, 2003; 75(2): 485 - 489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. Laakso and J. Kuusisto Diabetology for cardiologists Eur. Heart J. Suppl., January 1, 2003; 5(suppl_B): B5 - B13. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
W O Myers A standard from the classical period Heart, December 1, 2002; 88(5): 449 - 450. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. P. Sedlis, D. A. Morrison, J. D. Lorin, R. Esposito, G. Sethi, J. Sacks, W. Henderson, F. Grover, K. B. Ramanathan, D. Weiman, et al. Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary bypass graft surgery for diabetic patients with unstable angina and risk factors for adverse outcomes with bypass: outcome of diabetic patients in the AWESOME randomized trial and registry J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., November 6, 2002; 40(9): 1555 - 1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. J. Popma, R. E. Kuntz, and D. S. Baim A Decade of Improvement in the Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Circulation, September 24, 2002; 106(13): 1592 - 1594. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 S. P Marso Review: The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, September 1, 2002; 2(5): 350 - 356. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
P F Ludman Percutaneous coronary intervention in diabetics: time to consider "intimal remodelling therapy"? Heart, September 1, 2002; 88(3): 213 - 215. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. Roffi, D. J. Moliterno, B. Meier, E. R. Powers, C. L. Grines, P. M. DiBattiste, H. C. Herrmann, M. Bertrand, K. E. Harris, L. A. Demopoulos, et al. Impact of Different Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibitors Among Diabetic Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Do Tirofiban and ReoPro Give Similar Efficacy Outcomes Trial (TARGET) 1-Year Follow-Up Circulation, June 11, 2002; 105(23): 2730 - 2736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
P.W. Serruys ARTS I--the rapamycin eluting stent; ARTS II--the rosy prophecy Eur. Heart J., May 2, 2002; 23(10): 757 - 759. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
F.R. Eberli and B. Meier Coronary bypass surgery vs coronary angioplasty: a look to the past for new insights into the future Eur. Heart J., April 1, 2002; 23(7): 511 - 514. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 K. M. Detre and R. Holubkov Coronary Revascularization on Balance: Robert L. Frye Lecture Mayo Clin. Proc., January 1, 2002; 77(1): 72 - 82. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||