Abstract

Aim. To assess the results of endovascular revascularisation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ST segment elevation (STEMI), in regard to the presence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2), in the real-world clinical settings. Material and methods. The study included 423 STEMI patients, with or without concomitant DM-2. In the DM-2 group (n=77, 18,20%), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was performed in 35 individuals (45,5%); in participants without DM-2, the respective figure was 54,91% (n=190). The follow-up period lasted for one year. The adverse long-term prognosis included repeated non-fatal MI and/or stroke, cardiac death, unstable angina, and decompensated heart failure (combined end-point). Results. In patients who underwent PCI, the presence of DM-2 did not affect substantially (p>0,05) the incidence of adverse clinical outcomes: it reached 28,57% (n=10) in participants with STEMI and DM-2 and 30,53% (n=58) in STEMI patients without DM-2. However, among individuals who did not undergo PCI, DM-2 was associated with increased incidence of the combined end-point: 52,38% (n=22) among those with STEMI and DM-2 vs. 42,95% (n=67) among those with STEMI only. Repeated interventions due to stent thrombosis (n=2; 5,71%) or stent restenosis (n=4; 11,43%) were non-significantly more frequent among patients with DM-2, compared to the non-diabetic patients (1,05% (n=2) and 3,68% (n=7), respectively). Therefore, PCI in STEMI patients with DM-2 substantially improved the long-term prognosis, halving the incidence of the combined end-point. By contrast, this incidence was reduced only by 1,5 among patients who did not undergo PCI. To summarise, the presence of DM-2 is associated with adverse long-term prognosis only in STEMI patients who do not undergo PCI. Conclusion. The presence of DM-2 significantly aggravates long-term prognosis in AMI patients who do not undergo PCI.

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