title: Meta-analysis of studies comparing coronary artery bypass grafting with drug-eluting stenting in patients with diabetes mellitus and multivessel coronary artery disease.
abstract: This meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared to drug-eluting stenting (DES) in patients with diabetes mellitus and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD). CABG has been the preferred revascularization strategy in patients with diabetes compared to DES. Drug-eluting stents reduce the rate of target vessel revascularization compared to bare-metal stents. The ideal revascularization strategy for patients with diabetes with multivessel CAD in the DES era is unknown. A search of published reports was performed to identify clinical studies comparing CABG with DES in patients with diabetes with multivessel CAD with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Five studies including 1,543 patients with diabetes (757 who underwent CABG and 786 who underwent DES) met the selection criteria. The mean follow-up period was 18 months (range 12 to 36). Compared to DES, CABG was associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiac events (odds ratio [OR] 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.36 to 0.65), driven mainly by a lower risk for repeat revascularization (OR 0.18, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.30), despite having a higher percentage of triple-vessel disease. There was no significant difference in death (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.52 to 1.39) or myocardial infarction (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.41 to 1.61). Patients in the CABG group had a higher risk for cerebrovascular events (OR 2.15, 95% CI 0.99 to 4.68). In conclusion, PCI with DES is safe and may represent a viable alternative to CABG for selected patients with diabetes with multivessel CAD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. mslee@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jashdeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dhoot
authors.forename: Zahid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Hsini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome