Erschienen in:
01.02.2019 | Ischemic Heart Disease (D Mukherjee, Section Editor)
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusions in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: a Treatment-Risk Paradox
verfasst von:
Juan F. Iglesias, Sophie Degrauwe, Fabio Rigamonti, Stéphane Noble, Marco Roffi
Erschienen in:
Current Cardiology Reports
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Ausgabe 2/2019
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Abstract
Purpose of Review
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is highly prevalent among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs). This review aims to summarize the available evidence on CTO recanalization in patients with DM.
Recent Findings
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is the recommended revascularization modality for patients with DM and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the optimal management strategy in diabetic patients with CTO and single-vessel disease or prior CABG remains a clinical dilemma. Contemporary, large-scale, observational registries support the notion that CTO PCI, if performed at high-volume CTO PCI centers by highly experienced operators, conveys similar high procedural success and low complication rates in patients with and without DM. Although DM patients have more frequently CTOs and may derive greater benefit from complete revascularization, they are less frequently exposed to CTO PCI than non-DM patients (treatment-risk paradox).
Summary
CTO PCI performed by highly experienced operators constitutes a safe and effective treatment option for selected diabetic CTO patients who are not candidates for CABG. Randomized studies are warranted to compare long-term outcomes of CTO PCI and medical therapy in this high-risk subset.