title: Clinical and angiographic outcomes in diabetic patients following single or multivessel stenting in the COSTAR II randomized trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with increased clinical and angiographic restenosis in diabetic patients. Stent-based elution of paclitaxel from a biostable polymer reduces restenosis and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) when compared with bare-metal stent deployment. The safety and efficacy of paclitaxel elution from a bioresorbable polymer has not been studied in diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients (n = 1700) with single- or multivessel coronary disease were randomized (3:2) to receive the CoStar or Taxus stent. All patients had glycolated hemoglobin (HbA1c) obtained at enrollment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medically-treated diabetes was present in 469 patients (117 insulin-treated) and 77 patients had elevated HbA1c > 6.5% in the absence of previously diagnosed diabetes. MACE were increased in diabetics and were greatest in those requiring insulin. Elevated HbA1c, in the absence of diagnosed diabetes, was not associated with adverse outcomes. MACE (8 months) in the diabetic cohort trended lower with Taxus versus CoStar (10.9 vs. 14.4%, respectively; p = 0.271) due to a reduction in target vessel revascularization. Late lumen loss in-segment (9 months) was reduced by Taxus compared to CoStar (0.20 vs. 0.52 mm, respectively; p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetes is associated with adverse outcomes following stent deployment. Taxus stents improved angiographic outcomes with a trend toward improved clinical outcomes when compared with CoStar stents following PCI in diabetic patients. As a measure of preprocedural glycemic control, the HbA1c level was weakly correlated with outcomes.
authors.affiliation: The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center/The Lindner Research Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA. lindner@fuse.net
authors.forename: Dean J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kereiakes
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Wayne B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Batchelor
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehran
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lansky
authors.forename: Ichizo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsujino
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schofer
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verheye
authors.forename: Ecaterina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cristea
authors.forename: Jyotsna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wijns
authors.forename: Mitchell W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Krucoff
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin