TY - JOUR JO - Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej SN - 1734-9338 VL - 6 IS - 3 PY - 2010 ID - Bartuś2010 TI - Original paperLong-term follow-up of percutaneous peripheral interventions in lower limb arteries in patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes AB - 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. AU - Bartuś, Stanisław AU - Siudak, Zbigniew AU - Chyrchel, Michał AU - Rakowski, Tomasz AU - Dziewierz, Artur AU - Brzeziński, Michał AU - Skowronek, Jacek AU - Bobrowska, Beata AU - Suska, Marcin AU - Dubiel, Jacek S. AU - Dudek, Dariusz SP - 117 EP - 121 DA - 2010 DO - 10.5114/pwki.2010.16352 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pwki.2010.16352 ER -