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., ...Daha Fazla

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.11, ss.935-937, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70312-9
  • Dergi Adı: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.935-937
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bifurcation lesion, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, ostial lesion, ARTERY-DISEASE, NONDIABETIC PATIENTS, SEVERITY, ONSET
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.