Association between the extent of coronary artery disease and prognosis in patients with diabetes mellitus [Letter]

• Main Authors: Xu H, Bu HJ, He JZ
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2019-08-01
• Series: Clinical Epidemiology
• Subjects: None
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/association-between-the-extent-of-coronary-artery-disease-and-prognosi-peer-reviewed-article-CLEP

Huan Xu, Hui-Ju Bu, Jing-Zhao HeIntensive Care Unit, Dongguan Donghua Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China The correlation between the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) was unclear. Recently, we read with great interest the study by Gyldenkerne et al.1 The authors conducted a cohort study of patients with DM who underwent coronary angiography and were stratified according to the extent of coronary artery disease: 0-, 1-, 2- or 3-vessel disease or diffuse vessel disease, with myocardial infarction, all-cause death, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) as endpoints.   View the original paper by Gyldenkerne and colleagues