Are complex coronary lesions more frequent in patients with diabetes mellitus?

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Baris N., Akdeniz B., Uyar S., Ozel E., Kirimli O., BADAK Ö., ...More

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.22, no.11, pp.935-937, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70312-9
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.935-937
  • Keywords: bifurcation lesion, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, ostial lesion, ARTERY-DISEASE, NONDIABETIC PATIENTS, SEVERITY, ONSET
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Coronary atherosclerotic burden is excessive in diabetic patients. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an independent predictor for both death and myocardial infarction. It is not known whether the prevalence of complex coronary lesions, such as bifurcation and ostial lesions, is different in diabetics from nondiabetics.