@Article{Bartuś2010,
journal="Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej",
issn="1734-9338",
volume="6",
number="3",
year="2010",
title="Original paperLong-term follow-up of percutaneous peripheral interventions in lower limb arteries in patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes",
abstract=" Background : Diabetes mellitus is a quite frequent comorbidity among patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The presence of diabetes has also predicted poor outcome after lower limb percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).    Aim : To determine outcomes of patients with and without diabetes mellitus treated with PCI and PTA at index hospital stay during a 12-month follow-up.     Material and methods : There were 116 NSTACS (non ST elevation acute coronary syndromes) patients gathered in this prospective registry study in 2003-2009 in one academic center in Krakow, Poland.   Results : Data on consecutive patients who underwent PTA and PCI procedure during the same hospital stay were analyzed. Of these, 16 (14%) had diabetes mellitus, the other 100 (86%) had no history of diabetes. Both groups differed significantly with regard to gender and past medical history. During one-year observation 12.5% patients died in diabetes group vs. 2% in non-diabetes group (p = 0.033). Diabetes mellitus has turned out to be a strong predictor of outcome measured by the occurrence of repeated percutaneous peripheral procedure in 12-month observation.   Conclusions : Patients with diabetes mellitus have more aggravating past medical history with more frequently coexisting comorbidities. Diabetes mellitus in patients with ACS treated by PCI and PTA is associated with impaired 1-year survival. Diabetes itself is a strong predictor of repeated PTA procedures.",
author="Bartuś, Stanisław
and Siudak, Zbigniew
and Chyrchel, Michał
and Rakowski, Tomasz
and Dziewierz, Artur
and Brzeziński, Michał
and Skowronek, Jacek
and Bobrowska, Beata
and Suska, Marcin
and Dubiel, Jacek S.
and Dudek, Dariusz",
pages="117--121",
doi="10.5114/pwki.2010.16352",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pwki.2010.16352"
}