Outcome of patients with diabetes and unstable angina. A subgroup analysis in the Spanish Multicentre Trial of trifusal in unstable angina. Grupo de Estudio del Trifusal en la Angina Inestable.
We analyzed the clinical characteristics of the 58 diabetic and 218 nondiabetic patients enrolled in the Spanish multicentre trial of trifusal in unstable angina. After 6 months of follow-up, 25 suffered from myocardial infarction or death, 10 of which were diabetics (17.2%) and 15 nondiabetics (6.9%) (P = 0.0146). This difference remained significant after multivariate analysis. We conclude that diabetes is an independent predictor of adverse outcome in patients with medically treated unstable angina.
García-Rubira
J C
JC
Unidad Coronaria, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
Cruz
J M
JM
López
V
V
Plaza
L
L
Navas
J C
JC
D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D012459:Salicylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013030:Spain; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D012459:Salicylates; C016167:triflusal