Does percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) have comparable long-term outcomes compared to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in diabetic patients?

Abstract

Abbreviations: SYNTAX, synergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with taxus and cardiac surgery; CAD, coronary artery disease; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; MODY, maturity-onset diabetes of the young; LADA, latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood; MI, myocardial infarction; LMSD, left main stem disease; MVD, multivessel disease; DES, drug eluting stent; RCS, randomised controlled trials; OS, observational studies; BARI, bypass angioplasty revascularization investigation; MACCE, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; EES, everolimus-eluting stent; ACR, hybrid coronary revascularization