PMID: 8964199Feb 1, 1996Paper

Coronary angiography and coronary artery by-pass grafts in diabetics

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
S K Sinha

Abstract

Angiographic data and findings at operation in 118 diabetics undergoing coronary artery bypass graft have been compared with those from 98 non-diabetic patients matched for sex and age. Atherosclerosis in the epicardial arteries in diabetics is more severe than in the general population. Saphenous vein grafting and internal mammary artery anastomoses are hampered by the fragility, irregularity, calcification and thickening as well as extensive atherosclerotic plaques in diabetic vessels. However, post-operative mortality and morbidity are no higher in diabetics and the length of hospitalisation is comparable with those of non-diabetics undergoing these procedures.

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Dec 12, 2001·Kidney International·D J Goldsmith, A Covic
Apr 7, 2010·Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research : Official Journal of the International Society of Diabetes and Vascular Disease·Loredana G BucciarelliShi Fang Yan

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