Volume 76, Issue 4 pp. 473-481
Coronary Artery Disease

Outcomes of diabetics receiving bare-metal stents versus drug-eluting stents

Vijay S. Ramanath MD

Vijay S. Ramanath MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Jeremiah R. Brown PhD

Jeremiah R. Brown PhD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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David J. Malenka MD

David J. Malenka MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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James T. DeVries MD

James T. DeVries MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Mandeep S. Sidhu MD, MBA

Mandeep S. Sidhu MD, MBA

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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John F. Robb MD

John F. Robb MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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John E. Jayne MD

John E. Jayne MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Bruce D. Hettleman MD

Bruce D. Hettleman MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Bruce J. Friedman MD

Bruce J. Friedman MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Nathaniel W. Niles II MD

Nathaniel W. Niles II MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Aaron V. Kaplan MD

Aaron V. Kaplan MD

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Craig A. Thompson MD, MMSc

Corresponding Author

Craig A. Thompson MD, MMSc

Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Ceder Street, PO Box 208017, New Haven, CT 06520-8017Search for more papers by this author
First published: 01 March 2010
Citations: 5

Abstract

Objectives: We sought to determine if differences existed in in-hospital outcomes, long-term rates of target vessel revascularization (TVR), and/or long-term mortality trends between patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with either a drug-eluting stent(s) (DES) or a bare metal stent(s) (BMS). Background: Short- and long-term clinical outcomes of patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing PCI with DES versus BMS remain inconsistent between randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies. Methods: Data were collected prospectively on diabetics undergoing PCI with either DES or BMS from January 2000 to June 2008. Demographic information, medical histories, in-hospital outcomes, and long-term TVR and mortality trends were obtained for all patients. Results: A total of 1,319 patients were included in the study. Diabetics receiving DES had a significant reduction in index admission MACE compared to diabetics receiving BMS. Using multivariable adjustment, after a mean follow-up of 2.5 years (maximum 5 years), diabetics who received DES had a 38% decreased risk of TVR compared to diabetics with BMS [HR 0.62 (95% CI: 0.43–0.90)]; diabetics with DES had an insignificant adjusted improvement in long-term survival compared to diabetics with BMS [HR 0.72 (95% CI: 0.52–1.00)]. These long-term survival and TVR rates were confirmed using propensity scoring. Conclusions: The use of DES when compared with BMS among diabetics undergoing PCI is associated with significant improvement in long-term TVR, with an insignificant similar trend in all-cause mortality. The long-term results of this observational study are consistent with prior RCTs after adjusting for confounding variables. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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