| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2879508 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In our series of OPCABG surgery patients, diabetic patients had a comparative operative mortality and perioperative myocardial infarction rate as nondiabetic patients. However, they had an increased prevalence of postoperative acute renal insufficiency and infections. They also had a worse outcome than nondiabetic patients, but that was mainly due to a higher prevalence of preoperative comorbidities and a lesser use of multiple internal thoracic artery grafts. However, diabetes itself was a potential risk factor for long-term occurrence of myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure.
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Authors
Bertrand MD, Frédéric MD, Philippe MD, Denis MD, Raymond MD,