Prospective study of the impact of diabetes mellitus newly diagnosed by glycated hemoglobin on outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

CONCLUSION: Newly diagnosed DM based on peri-procedural HbA1c is common and associated with increased short and long term risk for adverse outcomes. Ours may warrant routine screening for DM in all patients undergoing PCI. PMID: 27665509 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - September 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tailakh MA, Friger M, Zahger D, Sidi A, Mazor-Dray E, Novack V Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research