Comparison of outcomes after carotid endarterectomy between type 2 diabetic and non-diabetic patients with significant carotid stenosis.
Min-Jae JeongHyunwook KwonChang Hee JungSun U KwonMin-Ju KimYoungjin HanTae-Won KwonYong-Pil ChoPublished in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2019)
Diabetic patients were not at greater risk of perioperative MAEs after CEA; however, the risk of late MAE occurrence was significantly greater in these patients. Within 4 years after CEA, DM was an independent risk factor for the occurrence of MAEs overall and stroke in particular.
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