BACKGROUND: The percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease has been revolutionized by the use of drug-eluting stents (DES). However, its use in the daily practice involves patients with more complex clinical and angiographic characteristics than those found in randomized trials. This registry was designed to characterize diabetic patients and their outcomes following DES implantation in our country. METHODS: Prospective single-center registry enrolling consecutive patients after DES implantation. Clinical, angiographic and procedure-related data, as well as early and long-term outcomes were recorded. The primary endpoint, including cardiac death, myocardial infarction or target lesion revascularization, was compared between diabetics and non-diabetics. RESULTS: We evaluated 1,670 patients treated with DES from 2002 to 2012 with a follow-up of 3.2 ± 2.5 years. One third of the patients were diabetic and had lower event-free survival when compared to non-diabetic patients (79.4% vs. 82.6%; P = 0.015). The adjusted odds ratio, however, was 1.22 (95% CI, 0.89-1.69) and was not significant. A significantly lower event-free survival was observed in the subgroup of patients receiving insulin, whereas it was similar for diabetic and non-diabetic patients in the subgroup not receiving insulin (68.7% vs. 83.9% vs. 82.8%, respectively; P < 0.01). The adjusted odds ratio was 1.72 (95% CI, 1.13-2.63) higher for diabetic patients receiving insulin when compared to the remaining patients. CONCLUSIONS: The use of DES is beneficial for all diabetic patients, especially those who do not receive insulin.
Coronary disease; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Drug-eluting stents; Percutaneous coronary intervention
