Why the study?
Does type 2 diabetes mellitus increase long-term mortality in patients who were treated by coronary artery bypass surgery?
Population
11 studies with a total of 12,965 patients who were treated by coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
Comparison
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) vs Patients without T2DM
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
1 to 15 years
Authors
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May warrant closer post-CABG surveillance in T2DM; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve survival.
Does type 2 diabetes mellitus increase long-term mortality in patients who were treated by coronary artery bypass surgery?
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a significantly higher long-term mortality following CABG compared to patients without T2DM.
Bundhun et al. (2017) studied this question.
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