Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Five-year Clinical Outcomes Following Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Chronic Total Occlusions: a Propensity Matched Cohort Analysis
Abstract:Background: Despite substantial improvement in chronic total occlusions (CTO) revascularization technique, the long-term clinical outcomes in diabetic patients with revascularized CTO remain controversial. Our study aimed to investigate the five-year cardiovascular survival for patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) who underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for CTO. Methods: Data of the current analysis derived from a large single-center, prospective and observational co… Show more
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