title: [Comparison of the coronary angiography and operative findings in coronary diabetic and non-diabetic patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate whether diabetic patients differ from non-diabetic patients when referred for coronary angiography and coronary revascularization procedures regarding previous history, indications for and findings at coronary angiography as well as medications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were prospectively collected on 100 patients referred for consideration of the coronary revascularization. All patients were divided into two groups: 50 diabetic patients with coronary angiography exams and second group of 50 non-diabetic patients also with coronary angiography exams. Data were evaluated statically with SPSS program. We used Leven's variance test with CI: 95% and significance level p < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our data were shown no differences in age or sex in the two groups. In diabetic patients group the left ventricle volumes were greater, and more often presented myocardial walls segmental abnormalities, as well as depressed myocardial function (EF < 40%). Coronary angiography exams in diabetic group had shown greater changes in left main, proximal part of all coronary arteries. Three vessel diseases were more often present in diabetic groupe.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Number of bypass grafts were significantlly greater in diabetic groupe, what is expected because of differences in results already presented in our paper. Diabetes mellitus stayed metabolic syndrom which accelerated inflamatory, coagulation and atherotrombotic proccess as one of the main risk factors of the atherosclerosis of all vessels esspecially coronary arteries.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologki odjel, Centar za srce, Klinicki centar Univerziteta u Sarajevu. kulicm@bih.net.ba
authors.forename: Mehmed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kulić
authors.forename: Vjekoslav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gerc
authors.forename: Bećir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heljić
authors.forename: Mirza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dilić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged