Sep 2, 2025, 08:47
SUGAR Trial in Heart BMJ: Stent Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Under the Spotlight
Heart BMJ posted on X:
”SUGAR and stents: evaluating long-term percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with diabetes”
Read the full articlle here.
Diabetes makes coronary disease more severe, with narrower, calcified vessels.
Patients with diabetes face higher risks after PCI — heart attack, stent problems, repeat procedures, death.
Risks exist even in silent or pre-diabetes.
Drug-eluting stents improved outcomes but risk stays higher vs. non-diabetics.
The SUGAR trial tested new stents in diabetes — no clear winner yet, but key insights for care.

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