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The jury still out over which is the better treatment option for diabetic patients-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) or Coronary Artery By pass Graft (CABG)

results from the coronary artery revascularisation in Diabetes ( CARDIa ) trial indicate that more repeat revascularization procedures occur at 12 months in diabetic patients randomized to PCI compared with CABG

“Question still remain

over whether

PCI or CABG is the optimal option for

diabetic patients

However, there is no aparrent difference between death and composite of death,myocardical infarction and stroke between the two groups, reported Dr.Akhil Kapur, CARDIa investigator. Read the rest of this entry »

The european society of cardiology (ESC) meeting in Barcelona caused great uproar over drug-eluting stents (DESs) and the controversy persist till today.

Professor carlo Di MArio, A professor of cardiology at the royal Brompton Hospital,London,said the following the ESC 2006 meeting,Data from randomized trials and regitries and restonosis,re-intervention,latestent trhombosis,myocardial infraction (MI) and mortalilty with bare metal stents (BMSs) were intensely scrutinized.

The Data indicated ther were some important differences between the stents types,with diverse mechanical and Pharmacological properties giving rise to different clinical outcomes. Read the rest of this entry »