Open AccessPresence of Angina Pectoris Is Related to Extensive Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Celik Atac,
Karayakali Metin,
Erkorkmaz Unal,
Altunkas Fatih,
Karaman Kayihan,
Koc Fatih,
Ceyhan Koksal,
Kadi Hasan,
Avsar Alaettin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.22151
Subject(s) - medicine , angina , coronary artery disease , cardiology , chest pain , diabetes mellitus , myocardial infarction , endocrinology
Background Due to sensorial autonomic neuropathy, the type and severity of angina pectoris in patients with diabetes mellitus ( DM ) may be rather different from the type and severity of angina pectoris in patients without DM . Hypothesis The aim of the study was to understand if angina pectoris is related to extensive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with DM. Methods The study included 530 patients with DM who underwent coronary angiography at our center in 2009 and 2010. Patients were divided into 4 groups according to type of chest pain: group 1, noncardiac chest pain or no pain; group 2, angina equivalent; group 3, atypical angina; and group 4, typical angina. All angiograms were re‐evaluated and Gensini scores were calculated. Three‐vessel disease was diagnosed in the presence of stenosis >50% in all 3 coronary artery systems. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the groups with regard to age, sex, systolic or diastolic blood pressures, body mass index, creatinine clearance, or lipid profile. Fasting blood glucose was significantly higher in group 4 than in group 2. Gensini scores were not statistically different between groups 1 and 2 or between groups 3 and 4; however, the scores for groups 3 and 4 were higher than the score for either group 1 or group 2. Prevalence of 3‐vessel disease was significantly higher in groups 3 and 4 compared with the other groups. Conclusions The presence of angina pectoris was related to extensive CAD in patients with DM . The extent of CAD was not correlated with the type of angina (typical or atypical).