JAMA Internal Medicine: Angiography Topic Collection http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:44:06 GMT Silverchair editor@archinte.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archinte.jamanetwork.com Periprocedural Management of the Patient With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Coronary Angiography: Current Practice http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1357511 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Shah B, Danoff A, Radford MJ, et al. <span class="paragraphSection">Despite advances in procedural technique and pharmacotherapy, patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) experience worse outcomes than patients without DM undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Periprocedural hyperglycemia is associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients undergoing PCI, and studies have suggested that treating periprocedural hyperglycemia may improve outcomes by attenuating glucose-mediated ischemic injury at the time of PCI. Simple preventive strategies, such as continuing long-acting hypoglycemic medications, have not been evaluated, and there are no guidelines for periprocedural use of these medications.</span> 172 19 1514 1516 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3630 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1357511