Impact of post-challenge hyperglycemia on clinical outcomes in japanese patients with stable angina undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Background:
Post-challenge hyperglycemia (PH) is well-established as one of risk factors for coronary artery disease. However, it remains unclear whether PH affects clinical outcomes in patients with stable angina undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods:
A total of 828 patients with stable angina undergoing PCI were retrospectively analyzed. Of these, 452 patients with previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) or fasting plasma glucose (PG) >=126 mg/dl and HbA1c >=6.5% were defined as known DM. The remaining 376 patients were divided into the two groups according to 2-h PG: PH (2-h PG >=140 mg/dl, n=236) and normal glucose tolerance (NGT, 2-h PG

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - May 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shoichi KuramitsuHiroyoshi YokoiTakenori DomeiAkihiro NomuraHirotoshi WatanabeKyohei YamajiYoshimitsu SogaTakeshi AritaKatsuhiro KondoShinichi ShiraiKenji AndoKoyu SakaiMasashi IwabuchiHedeyuki NosakaMasakiyo Nobuyoshi Source Type: research