Risk of Major Cardiovascular or Cerebrovascular Events after PCI or CABG Increased in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Receiving Insulin

Summary

The risk of developing major cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events following percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting is greater in insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) patients compared with diabetes mellitus patients not treated with insulin (non-ITDM). This article presents data from a subgroup analysis of the Comparison of Two Treatments for Multivessel Artery Disease in Individuals With Diabetes trial [FREEDOM; Farkouh ME et al. N Engl J Med 2012].

  • Cardiology Clinical Trials
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Interventional Techniques & Devices
  • Cardiology Clinical Trials
  • Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Interventional Techniques & Devices
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