Summary
At 1 year following intervention, there apparently is no difference between coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention in treating diabetic patients with multivessel disease, as measured by the incidence of a composite of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke. These results are part of the Coronary Artery Revascularization in Diabetes [CARDia; ISRCTN19872154] trial.
- cardiology clinical trials
- interventional techniques & devices
- coronary artery disease
- diabetes mellitus
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