OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES RECEIVING A STENT FOR ANGINA
Aim. To study the outcomes in hypertensive (HTN) patients receiving a stent for class III angina, depending on concomitant type 2 diabetes (T2D). Material and methods. The study included 295 patients aged 45 to 75 years. All patients underwent coronary angiography followed by elective stenting. Clinical outcomes were evaluated after outpatient follow-up (average 44 months). Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 - 214 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in combination with HTN; group 2 - 81 patients with CAD in combination with HTN and T2D. Results. In the group of patients without T2D, during the follow-up period, class III angina was observed in 92 patients (43%). The decrease in systolic blood pressure (BP) (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) in this subgroup was 18 and 14 mm Hg, respectively (p<0,001); 35 patients (38%) had myocardial infarction (MI). In the group of patients with T2D, class III angina was recorded in 60 patients (74,1%). The decrease in SBP and DBP in this subgroup was 19 and 12 mm Hg, respectively (p<0,001). There were 58 cases of MI in this subgroup (96,7%). Conclusion. After stent insertion, patients with CAD, HTN and T2D still reporting class III angina were more likely to have MI than patients without T2D. This indicates a greater contribution of T2D to MI development, despite an equal decrease of SBP in patients with/without T2D.