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- Title
Impact of diabetes mellitus on characteristics of carotid plaques and outcomes after carotid endarterectomy.
- Authors
Mizuhashi, Satomi; Kataoka, Hiroharu; Sano, Noritaka; Ideguchi, Minoru; Higashi, Masahiro; Miyamoto, Yoshihiro; Iihara, Koji
- Abstract
Background: Published results for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in symptomatic and asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis with diabetes mellitus (DM) are contradictory. To evaluate perioperative and long-term results of CEA in patients with DM, we retrospectively analyzed data of patients with or without DM who underwent CEA in our institute. Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2010, 281 consecutive CEAs were performed in 268 patients under general anesthesia. All patients were subject to cardiac work-ups before surgery, and coronary revascularization was performed prior to CEA if patients were diagnosed with significant coronary artery stenosis. Lesion characteristics were assessed by a duplex ultrasound scan, computed tomography angiography (CTA), and plaque imaging on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before surgery, and patients were followed-up by a duplex ultrasound scan at three, six, and 12 months, then yearly, after surgery. Results: Of 281 cases, 136 had DM (48 %). Diabetic patients more frequently had a history of coronary artery disease than non-diabetic patients (48.5 % vs. 36.6 %, P = 0.042). Coronary intervention prior to CEA was more frequently performed in diabetic patients than in non-diabetic patients (22.1 % vs. 11.0 %, P = 0.013). The incidence of perioperative (30 day) stroke ( P = 1.000), death ( P = 1.000), and cardiac complications ( P = 0.484) did not differ among groups. Follow-up was available in 77.2 % of patients, with a median duration of 50 months (interquartile range, 32.1-67.2 months). The incidence of ipsilateral stroke ( P = 0.720), death ( P = 0.351), and severe restenosis (peak systolic velocity > 230 cm/sec) ( P = 0.905) were not different between groups. Conclusions: DM does not increase the risk of perioperative complications and does not influence long-term outcomes after CEA if preexisting vascular risk factors and cardiac diseases are appropriately evaluated and treated before surgery.
- Subjects
DIABETES; CAROTID artery; ARTERIAL surgery; PEOPLE with diabetes; COMPUTED tomography; MAGNETIC resonance imaging
- Publication
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2014, Vol 156, Issue 5, p927
- ISSN
0001-6268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00701-014-2040-x