Bypass better than stenting for diabetics?
So what is it about diabetes that can make the invasive surgery a better option than the less invasive stenting? "Diabetic patients—in particular, those with longstanding severe diabetes—are more likely to have diffuse coronary artery disease, meaning that large segments of the coronary artery are narrowed. That type of disease is less well suited for placement of a stent, and more amenable to bypassing the entire diseased segment," says cardiologist Dr. Deepak Bhatt, a professor at Harvard Medical School.
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