High Event Rate After a First Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Results From the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry [Coronary Interventions]

Conclusions— The prognosis after a first percutaneous coronary intervention is more severe in patients with diabetes mellitus, in particular, in patients treated with insulin, with higher rates of mortality, cardiovascular events, and stent thrombosis over the following 5 years.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Type 2 diabetes, Catheter-based coronary interventions: stents Source Type: research