Predictors of Stroke Associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

This study assesses demographic and clinical variables associated with perioperative and late stroke in diabetes mellitus patients following multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). FREEDOM is the largest randomized trial of diabetic patients undergoing multivessel CABG. FREEDOM patients had improved survival free of death, myocardial infarction or stroke and increased overall survival following CABG compared to percutaneous intervention (PCI). However, the stroke rate was greater following CABG than PCI.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael J. Domanski, Michael E. Farkouh, Victor Zak, Steven Feske, Donald Easton, Jesse Weinberger, Martial Hamon, Jorge Escobedo, Peter Shrader, Flora S. Siami, Valentin Fuster Source Type: research