In determining a treatment strategy for a patient with CAD, there are a variety of considerations that need to be made when selecting the appropriate treatment: Clinical outcomes differ significantly according to the treatment choice, as has been demonstrated by currently available data from the COURAGE, FREEDOM and SYNTAX trials, and emphasize that CABG is superior in the long-term treatment of revascularization in some patients with two-vessel …
Diabetes and Cardiac Health
Diabetes affects nearly 26 million people, 8.3 percent of the U.S. population, or almost 100 million people if patients with pre-diabetes are included. The number of Americans with diabetes is projected to double or triple by 2050. Cardiovascular disease, and specifically, angina, is the number one killer in America. Diabetics are at a particularly high risk of developing heart attacks and stroke with …