Diabetics Benefit More In Long Term From Heart Bypass Than Stents

Diabetics with more than one clogged heart artery are more likely to benefit in the longer term from heart bypass surgery than drug-coated stents, according to a late-breaking clinical trial whose results were presented at a meeting in the US over the weekend. The trial investigators suggest that at first, fitting a stent to prop the clogged vessels open seems like a cheaper option, but say their study found fewer deaths and heart attacks in the longer term in diabetic patients who had the more expensive option of bypass surgery instead...

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