Abstract:Background: The risk scoring systems used in cardiac surgery (including EuroSCORE II) include only insulin-dependent diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a marker of poor prognosis after surgical myocardial revascularization, but its impact in patients with isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has not been well established. Aim: We aimed to analyze differences in outcomes and surgical risk in patients with and without type 2 DM (T2DM), which underwent SAVR. Material and methods: We included retrosp… Show more
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