Impact of diabetes mellitus on periprocedural and 18-month clinical outcomes in Korean patients requiring rotational atherectomy: results from the ROCK Registry
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) increases the risk of severe coronary artery calcification, which increases the complexity of percutaneous coronary intervention requiring rotational atherectomy (RA) by interfering with lesion preparation, and limiting final stent expansion. OBJECTIVE: Inves...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2022-09-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/10.5144/0256-4947.2022.291 |