Open AccessThe Impact of Diabetic Status on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency
Author(s) -
Steve K. Singh,
Nimesh D. Desai,
Stephanie D. Petroff,
Saswata Deb,
Eric A. Cohen,
Sam Radhakrishnan,
Leonard Schwartz,
James Dubbin,
Stephen E. Fremes
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.757161
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , artery , diabetes mellitus , coronary artery disease , coronary artery bypass surgery , surgery , endocrinology
Despite worse outcomes in diabetics after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, studies have not examined graft patency in this high-risk group. This study examined the impact of diabetes on graft patency, 1-year postcoronary artery bypass grafting, using data from a multicenter randomized trial.
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