Impact of diabetes mellitus on procedural and one year clinical outcomes following treatment of severely calcified coronary lesions with the orbital atherectomy system: A subanalysis of the ORBIT II study.

Michael S LeeBrad J MartinsenArthur C LeeAnn N BehrensRichard A ShlofmitzChristopher Y KimJeffrey W Chambers

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)

The rates of adverse clinical events in diabetic patients who underwent orbital atherectomy were low and similar to non-diabetic patients. This study suggests orbital atherectomy is a reasonable treatment strategy for diabetic patients with severe CAC.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
coronary artery disease
heart failure
early onset
combination therapy
drug induced
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