What are the clinical and angiographic predictors of in-stent restenosis after stent deployment in diabetic patients?
Vessel caliber, stented length, and lower BMI are key predictors of in-stent restenosis in diabetic patients.
Restenosis after stent deployment is significantly increased in diabetic patients. Vessel caliber, stented length of vessel, and lower BMI are predictors of in-stent restenosis in patients with diabetes. Furthermore, vessel caliber affected the predicted risk of restenosis incrementally.
West et al. (2004) studied this question.