Revascularización coronaria en el paciente diabético

Finally, it should be emphasized that the administration of aggressive medical treatment is of paramount importance in diabetic patients who are undergoing coronary revascularization, irrespective of the technique used. Treatment should include lifestyle modification (e.g., for smoking and metabolic syndrome), and, for example, antiplatelet therapy, an adequate statin dose (with the aim of achieving a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level < 70 mg/dL), beta-blockers, angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin II receptor antagonists because disease progression is much more rapid in these patients than in the nondiabetic population and the risk of complications remains elevated, despite revascularization.