Coronary Revascularization in Diabetes Patients

Abstract

India has become the diabetes capital of the world. Coronary artery disease in diabetes patients are often silent and complex. Incidence of diffuse and multi vessel disease are more predominant in diabetes patients. Triple vessel disease and diffuse disease are common and often bring challenges in selecting treatment option. The incidence of stent thrombosis, in stent restenosis and repeat interventional procedures are more common in diabetes patients. Though coronary artery bypass surgery is known to achieve better long -term outcome in triple vessel disease in diabetes patients but coronary interventions with latest generation drug eluting stents are also shown to achieve similar type of outcome. Careful selection of cases with consideration of coronary anatomy and a multidisciplinary approach in treatment of complex coronary disease are the keys of success and better long -term result.